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Evangeline

1908 · 11 min

A quiet, sorrowful silent-era tableau of longing and displacement, watched more as a mournful historical artifact than as a story.

Directed by
Sidney Olcott
Genres
Drama
Starring
Gene Gauntier
Overview
About an Acadian girl named Evangeline and her search for her lost love Gabriel, set during the time of the Expulsion of the Acadians, the forced removal by the British of the Acadian people from the present day Canadian Maritime provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island - parts of an area also known as Acadia.

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Directed by
Sidney Olcott
Genres
Drama
Starring
Gene Gauntier
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • isolation
    • survival
    • fate
    • grief
    Places
    • countryside
    • road trip
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour0
    Realism6
    Romance6
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight7

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    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Sidney Olcott
    Written by
    Gene Gauntier
    Starring
    Gene Gauntier
    Runtime
    11 min
    Country
    United States of America

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