Yes, very. More sad than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Archangel end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Archangel easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Archangel violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 60% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Archangel

Name: Archangel
Genre: War, Romance, Drama
Released: 1990
Duration: 82 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Michael Gottli, David Falkenburg, Michael O'Sullivan, Margaret Anne MacLeod, Ari Cohen

A Tragedy of the Great War

Directed by Guy Maddin

Produced by Ordnance Pictures, Cinephile

199082 min5.5 / 10

A haunting, dreamlike meditation on loss and displacement set amid revolutionary chaos, told through surreal black-and-white imagery and the fractured consciousness of a traumatized soldier.

At the height of the October Revolution during the 1919 allied intervention in Arkhangelsk, the exploits of one-legged Canadian soldier Lt. John Boles are told, after he is taken in from the cold by a dysfunctional Russian family and mistakes a local woman for his presumed dead lover.

Clusters

Dark Stories About Forbidden Desire Unresolved Grief Stories Star-Crossed Ghost Romance Art and Philosophy Movements Amnesia and Memory Loss Movies

Genres

War Romance Drama

Keywords

Amnesia Surrealism Black And White Silent Film Dreamlike

Questions people ask

Is Archangel sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Does Archangel end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Archangel scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Archangel easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Archangel violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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