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UNITED STATES · 1909

The Awakening

D.W. Griffith
Classical Hollywood marriage inheritance bachelor lifestyle reluctant commitment romantic awakening
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Synopsis

A confirmed bachelor learns that he will inherit his late uncle's fortune only if he marries, which he does reluctantly. Shortly afterward he returns to his bachelor lifestyle but realizes he can't get his wife's face out of his thoughts.

Year1909
CountryUnited States
DirectorD.W. Griffith
MovementClassical Hollywood
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