Waking the Dead (2000)
Release Year: 2000
Nation: Canada, United States of America
Alternative Title: Amor Maior que a Vida, Despertando a la muerte, Im Auftrag der Toten, Kadotettu rakkaus, Le fantôme de Sarah Williams, Przebudzenie milosci, Resucitar un amor, Sarah
Director: Keith Gordon
Writer: Robert Dillon, Scott Spencer
Production & Genre
Producer(s):
Companies: Egg Pictures, Gramercy Pictures, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Genre: Drama, Film Based On A Novel, Mystery, Romance
Awards & Similar
Awards: N/A
Similar:
Keywords
Keywords: 1970s, 1980s, based on novel or book, chile, congressman, death, election, new york city, politician, politics, priest
Story
In 'Waking the Dead', a political drama set in the late 1970s and early 1980s, a congressional candidate named John Doe experiences a deeply unsettling event. His fiancée, Laura, dies suddenly in a car accident, leaving him heartbroken and alone. Years later, while campaigning for election in New York City, John encounters what appears to be an apparition of Laura at a political rally. This sighting triggers a deep-seated doubt about his sanity, as he grapples with whether Laura's return is real or merely a hallucination born of his grief and longing.
Summary
'Waking the Dead' is a 2000 film directed by Keith Gordon, based on the novel of the same name. The story explores themes of love, loss, and political ambition against the backdrop of late 1970s-early 1980s New York City politics. The narrative follows John Doe, a politician whose life is thrown into turmoil when he believes he sees his deceased fiancée, Laura, while campaigning for election.
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