Awakening of Spring

awakening of spring

YEAR: 2008

DIRECTOR: Arthur Allan Seidelman

CLOSED CAPTIONING: No

LANGUAGES: English

STARRING:

Jesse Lee Soffer
Javier Picayo
Carrie Wiita
Constance Towers
John Aniston
Victoria Tennant

Frank Wedekind’s controversial and revolutionary 1891 play about a group of teenagers discovering the joys and difficulties of sexuality was banned in Germany after it was written. Its first productions in the United States and London were also closed by censors. It centers on Michael, who is slightly more educated in the mysteries of human reproduction than his sheltered friends. Passing on his knowledge to others has tragic circumstances for Michael in the oppressive society of his day.