Awakenings (8/10): In which Williams awakens the great De Niro
Eylül 16, 2015
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Awakenings
John Heard
Julie Kavner
Max von Sydow
Oliver Sacks
Penelope Ann Miller
Penny Marshall
Robert De Niro
Robin Williams
Ruth Nelson
“People have forgotten what life is all about. They've forgotten what it is to be alive. They need to be reminded.”
Following the huge success of her 80’s comedy, Big, director Penny Marshall decided to approach a much more sensitive and serious subject matter in her next film based on Oliver Sacks’ semi-biographical book about his work in a ward with patients in catatonic state.