Dawning, The

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  • Dawning, The -- Sensitive coming-of-age drama set in the political troubles of 1920 Ireland where an Anglo-Irish girl (Rebecca Pidgeon), being raised by an affluent aunt (Jean Simmons), turns 18 and drops her crush on a local stockbroker (Hugh Grant) after meeting a mysterious stranger (Anthony Hopkins) hiding in an abandoned beach house. Directed by Robert Knights, viewers know long before the girl does that the stranger is an IRA gunman planning a ruthless terrorist action which will unleash an equally ruthless response, with traumatic results for the innocent teenager. Brief gory violence and menacing situations. (A-III) (PG) ( 1988 )




    These movies have been evaluated for artistic merit and moral suitability by the media reviewing division of Catholic News Service. The reviews include the CNS rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis of the movie.

    The classifications are as follows:

    A-I -- general patronage;
    A-II -- adults and adolescents;
    A-III -- adults;
    L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
    O -- morally offensive.

    Note: Some movies previously were designated A-IV. Older films with this classification should be regarded as classified L.

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