The Awakening (2011)

The Awakening (2011) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
British Independent Film Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( DTS 5.1 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
107 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Behind the scenes
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2011 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Nick Murphy

Written By:
Stephen Volk
Nick Murphy

Actors:
Rebecca Hall ..... Florence Cathcart
Dominic West ..... Robert Mallory
Imelda Staunton ..... Maud Hill
Lucy Cohu ..... Constance Strickland
John Shrapnel ..... Reverend Hugh Purslow
Diana Kent ..... Harriet Cathcart
Richard Durden ..... Alexander Cathcart
Alfie Field ..... Victor Parry
Tilly Vosburgh ..... Vera Flood
Ian Hanmore ..... Albert Flood
Cal Macaninch ..... Freddie Strickland
Isaac Hempstead Wright ..... Tom
Anastasia Hille ..... Katherine Vandermeer
Andrew Havill ..... George Vandermeer
Joseph Mawle ..... Edward Judd

Synopsis:

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.

The movie is set in 1921 England where Florence Cathcart (Rebecca Hall) is a published author on supernatural hoaxes who works with the police to expose charlatans and debunk supernatural phenomenon, having begun her foray into her profession upon the death of her lover in World War I.Upon a visit from Robert Malory (Dominic West), a teacher from a boarding school with the request to investigate the recent death of a student and how it is related to sightings of a ghost of a child, she travels to the school hoping to explain the sightings and the death. The ghostly sightings are at first thought to be a prank played by one of the boys at the school. While Florence and Robert start developing a mutual attraction, the school is closed for holidays with the only occupants being Robert, Florence, Maud (Imelda Staunton) the housekeeper and Tom, a lonely orphan child.As unexplained supernatural events start to manifest, it is revealed towards the end that Tom is a ghost and is Florence's half brother and Maud's son. Florence and Tom grew up in the house that is now a boarding school. While Florence and Tom were young, their father became mad and killed Florence's mother, Tom and himself while also trying to kill Florence. Florence had blocked these memories of her childhood. Maud, who also sees Tom, explains that Tom is lonely and that he needs his family. So Maud poisons herself and Florence. Florence however tells Tom that she will not be happy if she dies now and that she will always be with Tom. Tom then helps Florence by bringing her medicine to throw up the poison. There is some debate as to whether Florence dies or not. Clues can be pointed to that suggest she is dead. Other clues point to her being very much alive. The ending of the film is clearly designed to be ambiguous; it is left to each member of the audience to draw their own conclusion.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 10 September, 2019.