Spring Awakening
Frühlings Erwachen
Synopsis
Moritz Stiefel faces expulsion due to poor marks. When he is caught with an essay titled “Shame and Lust”, he is indeed kicked out – instead of classmate Melchior Gabor, who actually penned it. Gabor was drawing on his experiences with neighbourhood girl Wendla. Then Wendla turns up pregnant. Stiefel descends into despair ... Exploitation between Eros and Thanatos in this “sexual tragedy of youth” based on Frank Wedekind’s play. Setting the film in the 1920s provided a chance to explore “modern” youth culture, complete with cigarettes, jazz music, the gramophone, and a goodly bit of alcohol. Richard Oswald, a master of films of manners and young sex beginning in the 1910s, fully explores the temptations of the youthful body, even early childhood flirtatiousness. At the same time, with his target audience in mind, the film laments the bigotry and double standards of the adult world.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Richard Oswald
- Screenplay & Story
- Friedrich Raff, Herbert Rosenfeld
- Original Title
- Frühlings Erwachen
- Country of Origin
- Czechoslovakia, Germany
- Spoken Languages
- German
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Production Studios
- Hegewald Film, Richard Oswald Produktion
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Richard Oswald
Friedrich Raff, Herbert Rosenfeld, Frank Wedekind
Eduard Hoesch
Richard Oswald, Liddy Hegewald
Department Leadership Roster
Richard Oswald
Director
Eduard Hoesch
Director of Photography
Friedrich Raff
Screenplay
Herbert Rosenfeld
Screenplay
Richard Oswald
Producer
Liddy Hegewald
Producer
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What is Spring Awakening about?
Moritz Stiefel faces expulsion due to poor marks. When he is caught with an essay titled “Shame and Lust”, he is indeed kicked out – instead of classmate Melchior Gabor, who actually penned it. Gabor was drawing on his experiences with neighbourhood girl Wendla. Then Wendla turns up pregnant. Stiefel descends into despair ... Exploitation between Eros and Thanatos in this “sexual tragedy of youth” based on Frank Wedekind’s play. Setting the film in the 1920s provided a chance to explore “modern” youth culture, complete with cigarettes, jazz music, the gramophone, and a goodly bit of alcohol. Richard Oswald, a master of films of manners and young sex beginning in the 1910s, fully explores the temptations of the youthful body, even early childhood flirtatiousness. At the same time, with his target audience in mind, the film laments the bigotry and double standards of the adult world.
Who directed Spring Awakening?
Spring Awakening was directed by Richard Oswald.
Who stars in Spring Awakening?
The principal cast of Spring Awakening includes Toni van Eyck, Ita Rina, Carl Ballhaus, Rolf von Goth, Paul Henckels.
When was Spring Awakening released and how long is it?
Spring Awakening was released in 1929 with a total runtime of 1h 35m.