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
这是导演Henry LeRoy Finch首次编剧和执导的作品,他的妻子Susan Landau是制片人,Susan的爸爸马丁·兰道 (曾获奥斯卡奖) 在片中客串出演了老年Sebastian一角。电影在美国东北部缅因州一家1745年建立的老房子里拍摄的。这部片子是夫妻俩低成本独立电影制作的实验品,全片用数码照相机拍摄,后期制作是在电脑上加入电影效果完成。影片讲叙四兄弟之间纠葛的恩怨情仇。导演对家庭的题材似乎很感兴趣,这是他撰写家庭三部曲中的一部,也是他第一部执拍的作品。