See how sad the title character is in Pearl, 1918, 60 years before the events of X, while residing on her parents’ farm. Pearl’s husband Howard is abroad fighting for his country as World War I comes to an end, leaving her to take care of her sick father and the farm with the assistance of her strict German immigrant mother, Ruth. However, Pearl despises the farm and wants to become a dancer in movies. She believes her luck is going to change when she runs into a projectionist in the community who encourages her to apply for a dancing role in a play.
