Her Awakening (1911)

Directed by

D. W. Griffith

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

18 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman feels embarrassed by her mother's shabby appearance in front of her well-dressed suitor. Her shame and the family's class divide lead to a quiet emotional crisis and a moment of awakening.

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What happens

Her Awakening is a 1911 American short silent drama film starring Mabel Normand and directed by D. W. Griffith. Normand portrays a vivaciously effervescent young woman ashamed to introduce her poorly dressed mother to her elegant suitor. This early drama helped launch Normand's career and is believed to have been her second film and first substantial role. The supporting cast features Harry Hyde, Kate Bruce, Donald Crisp and Robert Harron. The film was produced by the Biograph Company when it and many other early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based in Fort Lee, New Jersey at the beginning of the 20th century and was exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City in 2006 as part of a one-night program about the city's brief reign as movie capital of the United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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