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Movie poster: God's Half Acre (1916)
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God's Half Acre

1916 Drama
1.0 / 10 · TMDB

Leaving his wife Rose for a few weeks and eager to do research for his new novel about the elderly, Henry Norman goes to live in a home for the aged, where Blossom, the home's young maid, falls in love with him. When she lets him know how she feels, however, Henry tells her that he has a wife, and then, his research over, he returns to her. He discovers, however, that Rose has eloped with his friend, Perry Westley, and that they both have been killed by a lightning bolt that struck Perry's car.

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Year 1916
Country United States of America
Genre Drama
Director Edwin Carewe
Rating TMDB: 1.0/10 (2 votes)

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The film constructs its narrative on the contrast between the quiet routine of the home and the sudden strike of fate, relying on the lightning bolt as a symbol of divine judgment or mere chance.

What lingers after viewing is a sense of life's fragile plans and the unexpected cruelty with which reality can overturn them. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Edwin Carewe

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With a cup of tea on a quiet evening, immersed in its slow-burning drama.

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