Movie

Vaudeville

1997 · 121 min

A warm, nostalgic tour through old stage clips and photos that feels like a lively history lesson from a fond storyteller.

Overview: Vaudeville is a 1997 PBS documentary under its American Masters program. Using film clips and photos, the art and history of vaudeville (1890-1930s) is illustrated.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, melancholic and whimsical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Art, memory, celebrity, work
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Full breakdown

Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: art
memory
celebrity
work
identity
Places: None
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none