1.the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event);
the aftermath of war
2.the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward;
the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe
3.a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial;
there's no weeping at an Irish wake
1.be awake, be alert, be there
2.stop sleeping;
She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock
3.arouse or excite feelings and passions;
The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor
4.make aware of;
His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation
5.cause to become awake or conscious;
He was roused by the drunken men in the street
這是導演Henry LeRoy Finch首次編劇和執導的作品,他的妻子Susan Landau是制片人,Susan的爸爸馬丁·蘭道 (曾獲奧斯卡獎) 在片中客串出演了老年Sebastian一角。電影在美國東北部緬因州一家1745年建立的老房子里拍攝的。這部片子是夫妻倆低成本獨立電影制作的實驗品,全片用數碼照相機拍攝,后期制作是在電腦上加入電影效果完成。影片講敘四兄弟之間糾葛的恩怨情仇。導演對家庭的題材似乎很感興趣,這是他撰寫家庭三部曲中的一部,也是他第一部執拍的作品。