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Awakenings
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Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves a rebirth for Sayer too, as the exuberant patient reveals life's simple but unutterably sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who value humane medical dramas about fleeting miracles, emotional connection, and the preciousness of ordinary life.
- Tone
- sentimental, melancholic, bittersweet
- Payoff
- catharsis, heartbreak
- Pacing
- steady
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- illness, human connection, dignity, hope, mortality
- Setting
- late twentieth century, institutional hospital and surrounding urban community
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