Cinematic background from Awakenings 1990 - 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.

Awakenings

1990

Biography, Drama

Directors:
Penny Marshall
Writers:
Oliver Sacks, Steven Zaillian
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Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – An older man sitting at a table with plates of food; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – An older man holding a wooden stick in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A person wearing a necklace; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – Two young men walking on a beach under a bridge; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man with a goatee is smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A group of people standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man and a woman sitting at a table with bowls of food; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man sitting on top of a wooden bench in the snow; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A person with a beard wearing glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man in a white lab coat sitting in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A person leaning against a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man with a beard holding a vintage camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man wearing a lab coat talking to another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A group of people sitting at a table eating food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man in a brown suit and a woman in a yellow sweater are serving food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man with a beard and glasses in a white lab coat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man with a goatee and beard and a man with a goatee; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A group of people sitting in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A person wearing glasses and a lab coat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A woman standing in front of a window with people in the background; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man in a white lab coat holding a cell phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man with a beard wearing a white shirt and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A person wearing a leather jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A person wearing a necklace; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A woman sitting in front of a man in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – People are sitting at tables in a large dining hall; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man wearing a white shirt and a red neck tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A couple of men sitting on top of a wooden bench; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A group of people sitting on top of a wooden bench; Extreme Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man standing in the middle of a river with his arms in the air; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man with a beard wearing a white shirt and a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A couple of men standing next to each other in a field; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man and a woman sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man in a hallway with a mop and bucket; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – Two men are talking to each other in a park; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man with a beard and glasses smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man wearing a white lab coat and a tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – Two men in white lab coats walking down a hall way; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man in a white lab coat standing in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man sitting at a table in front of two other men; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man in a white shirt and tie holding a sandwich; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – Two men in suits and ties driving in a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man sitting on top of a wooden bench in a garden; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A woman wearing a nurse's uniform and a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man sitting in a chair with a cup of coffee; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – An older woman is brushing a man's hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A person wearing a suit and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man sitting on top of a wooden bench; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A group of people wearing hats and posing for a picture; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – An older man is looking at a younger man in the mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man and a woman walking down the sidewalk; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man and two nurses shaking hands in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man is getting his head examined by an electroencephalologist; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man in a brown jacket is looking through a fence; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man in a white lab coat talking on a phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man wearing a lab coat and tie; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man sitting on the ground reading a book; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man standing in a bathroom next to urinals; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A woman in a brown jacket standing next to a man in a brown jacket; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – Two men and a woman sitting at a dining table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – An older man sitting at a table reading a paper; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A person wearing a suit and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man in a white lab coat writing on a notepad; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A woman in a black shirt shaking hands with a man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A young boy sitting in front of a wooden dresser; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – An older man and a young woman playing a piano; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man in a striped jacket sitting in front of a window; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A group of people sitting at a table eating food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man in a hospital bed talking to another man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – Two young men standing on a set of steps; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – Two men sitting on a chair in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man standing on the steps of a house at night; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Awakenings” (1990), directed by Penny Marshall – A man in a white lab coat and tie standing in a window; Medium shot, Low angle