Awakenings
1990
***½
Director: Penny Marshall
Cast: Robin Williams, Robert De Niro, Julie Kavner, Ruth Nelson
A true story about a doctor who, thanks to a new medicine, manages to awaken a patient from a catatonic state that has lasted for 30 years. This is a moving medical drama and an enjoyable fish out of water story. Robert De Niro and Robin Williams are both very good. Based on the memoirs of neurologist Oliver Sacks.
