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The Awakening

  • 20112011
  • 1212
  • 1h 42min
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Rebecca Hall in The Awakening (2011)
In post-WWI England, Florence Cathcart travels to a boarding school to investigate sightings of a ghost haunting the school's pupils.
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In 1921, England is overwhelmed by the loss and grief of World War I. Hoax exposer Florence Cathcart visits a boarding school to explain sightings of a child ghost. Everything she believes u... Read allIn 1921, England is overwhelmed by the loss and grief of World War I. Hoax exposer Florence Cathcart visits a boarding school to explain sightings of a child ghost. Everything she believes unravels as the 'missing' begin to show themselves.In 1921, England is overwhelmed by the loss and grief of World War I. Hoax exposer Florence Cathcart visits a boarding school to explain sightings of a child ghost. Everything she believes unravels as the 'missing' begin to show themselves.

IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Nick Murphy
  • Writers
    • Stephen Volk(screenplay)
    • Nick Murphy(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Rebecca Hall
    • Dominic West
    • Imelda Staunton
Top credits
  • Director
    • Nick Murphy
  • Writers
    • Stephen Volk(screenplay)
    • Nick Murphy(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Rebecca Hall
    • Dominic West
    • Imelda Staunton
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    • 151User reviews
    • 201Critic reviews
    • 53Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 2 nominations

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    Rebecca Hall
    Rebecca Hall
    • Florence Cathcartas Florence Cathcart
    Dominic West
    Dominic West
    • Robert Malloryas Robert Mallory
    Imelda Staunton
    Imelda Staunton
    • Maud Hillas Maud Hill
    Lucy Cohu
    Lucy Cohu
    • Constance Stricklandas Constance Strickland
    Isaac Hempstead Wright
    Isaac Hempstead Wright
    • Tom Hillas Tom Hill
    Shaun Dooley
    Shaun Dooley
    • Malcolm McNairas Malcolm McNair
    Joseph Mawle
    Joseph Mawle
    • Edward Juddas Edward Judd
    Diana Kent
    Diana Kent
    • Harriet Cathcartas Harriet Cathcart
    Richard Durden
    Richard Durden
    • Alexander Cathcartas Alexander Cathcart
    John Shrapnel
    John Shrapnel
    • Reverend Hugh Purslowas Reverend Hugh Purslow
    Cal MacAninch
    Cal MacAninch
    • Freddie Stricklandas Freddie Strickland
    Anastasia Hille
    Anastasia Hille
    • Dorothy Vandermeeras Dorothy Vandermeer
    Andrew Havill
    Andrew Havill
    • George Vandermeeras George Vandermeer
    Tilly Vosburgh
    • Vera Floodas Vera Flood
    Ian Hanmore
    Ian Hanmore
    • Albert Floodas Albert Flood
    Steven Cree
    Steven Cree
    • Sergeant Evansas Sergeant Evans
    Alfie Field
    Alfie Field
    • Victor Parryas Victor Parry
    Felix Soper
    • Julian Dowdenas Julian Dowden
    • Director
      • Nick Murphy
    • Writers
      • Stephen Volk(screenplay)
      • Nick Murphy(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    In 1921, in London, the arrogant and skeptical Florence Cathcart is famous for exposing hoaxes and helping the police to arrest con artists. The stranger Robert Mallory tells her that the headmaster of a boarding school in Rookford had invited her to travel to Cumbria to investigate a ghost that is frightening the pupils to death. He also tells that many years ago there was a murder in the estate and recently pupil Walter Portman had died. The reluctant Florence finally accepts to go to Cumbria. On arrival, she is welcomed by governess Maud and the boy Thomas Hill. Soon Florence discovers what had happened to Walter and then the students, teachers and staff are released on vacation, and Florence remains alone with Robert, Maud and Tom in the school. Florence is ready to leave the boarding school when strange things happen, leaving Florence scared. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    ghostmurder suicidefemale paranormal investigatortwistschool90 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • All the children are gone... except one.
    • Genres
      • Horror
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • 12
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The painting, of two woman killing a man, that is said to be the boys' favorite is titled "Judith beheading Holofernes" and painted in 1612 by Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1652).
    • Goofs
      When Florence went into the hidden compartment and found the stuffed rabbit, the rabbit played a recorded song. At this point in history, toys only contained small music boxes, which played chiming music. The closest thing was the "Lioretgraph Jumeau" which sang a maximum of 35 words using a small phonograph. More advanced singing toys didn't make their appearance until the late 1930's and early 40's.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Florence Cathcart: Not seeing them, it's not the same as forgetting. Is it?

    • Crazy credits
      [opening title] Observation: Between 1914 and 1919, war and influenza claimed more than a million lives in Britain alone. Conclusion: This is a time for ghosts. Florence Cathcart "Seeing Through Ghosts" p7
    • Connections
      Featured in The Big Picture: November 2011 (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Finlandia Hymn - Be Still My Soul
      Written by Jean Sibelius, Katharina A. von Schlegel

      Performed by Michael Csányi-Wills, Jeff Moore, Andrew Skeet

    User reviews151

    Review
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    Nothing more than a half-assed throwback
    "The Awakening", the directorial debut (from what I gather) of director/writer Nick Murphy, may not be as unpleasant or frustrating a watch as most mainstream horrors, e.g. "Paranormal Activity" "Insidious", etc. mostly down to its haunting soundtrack, half-decent cinematography and acting (although John Shrapnel is taken out far too early) and...actually, that's about it, everything else is terrible. When it's not ripping scenes straight from other films (the shot-for-shot copy of the ball on the stairs scene from "The Changeling" has to be seen to be believed) it's creating throwaway characters or completely non-nonsensical plot points which are rarely explained and when they are, you just want to punch the director. Simply just making a film that's supposedly celebrating the horror days of old isn't good enough anymore, especially when it's done as badly as this.
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    • viiempyrean
    • Oct 29, 2011

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 10, 2013 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • BBC (United Kingdom)
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Despertar de los muertos
    • Filming locations
      • Gosford House, Longniddry, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
    • Production companies
      • StudioCanal
      • BBC Films
      • Creative Scotland
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • £3,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $209,696
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $95,933
      • Aug 19, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,879,667
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 42min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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