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Evangeline

1929 · 90 min

A sweeping, sorrowful silent-era romance that lingers on longing and loss, with a lush score carrying the emotional weight.

Directed by: Edwin Carewe
Genres: Drama
Starring: Dolores del Río, Roland Drew, Alec B. Francis

Tagline: Hear Dolores Sing Al Jolson's Song of Love!
Overview: A young Acadian woman spends years searching for her lost love after the two are separated and forcibly relocated by the British.

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Directed by: Edwin Carewe
Genres: Drama
Starring: Dolores del Río, Roland Drew, Alec B. Francis

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
grief
isolation
survival
memory
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	7
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Edwin Carewe
Written by: Finis Fox
Starring: Dolores del Río, Roland Drew, Alec B. Francis, Donald Reed, Paul McAllister, James A. Marcus, George F. Marion, Bobbie Mack
Music: Hugo Riesenfeld
Cinematography: Al Green, Robert Kurrle
Runtime: 90 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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