Archangel
A Tragedy of the Great War
1990 • 82 min • War · Romance · Drama
Our family guide
Best from age 14- 55 Audience · 53 · 100%
This surreal, black-and-white film follows a Canadian soldier with amnesia in 1919 Arkhangelsk during a civil war. He finds himself entangled with a Russian family and mistakes a local woman for his lost love. The dreamlike narrative explores themes of identity and memory amidst chaos.
- Violence & peril
- 3/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 2/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 2/10
- Scary moments
- 2/10
Heads up
- Disorienting dreamlike sequences
- Themes of loss and mental confusion
- Implied wartime violence and peril
What it models well
- The nature of memory and identity
- Resilience in confusing times
- The complexities of love and loss
Talk about it after
- How war affects individuals and families
- The use of surrealism to tell a story
- Understanding historical conflicts
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Top billed cast
Director: Guy Maddin • Crew: Guy Maddin, George Toles, John B. Harvie
Trailers & clips
Archangel (Trailer - 4K Restoration)
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 5.5/10 (53)
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Status
- Released
- IMDb
- tt0099053
