Center
0.0
Sousse – Olive Harvest
(1910)
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
L'industrie des éponges (1912)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Not Rated
Overview
For centuries Tunisia was the leading producer of Mediterranean commercial sponge, which was one of the country’s most important export goods. When, in 1911, Albert Samama Chikli travelled to Libya to film the Italian-Turkish war from behind the Ottoman front, he shot on his way footage for several films that he later sold to Gaumont. In Zarzis, a peninsula south of Djerba in the Gulf of Gabès he documented the traditional sponge industry, from the diving to the sales negotiations on the market. Sponges! Where have you gone? You were the divinities of our childhood bathrooms, you were in every house. We were washed with sponges and played endlessly with them, marvelling at their marvelous capacity to hold so much water and to release it when pressed. –Mariann Lewinsky
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
For centuries Tunisia was the leading producer of Mediterranean commercial sponge, which was one of the country’s most important export goods. When, in 1911, Albert Samama Chikli travelled to Libya to film the Italian-Turkish war from behind the Ottoman front, he shot on his way footage for several films that he later sold to Gaumont. In Zarzis, a peninsula south of Djerba in the Gulf of Gabès he documented the traditional sponge industry, from the diving to the sales negotiations on the market. Sponges! Where have you gone? You were the divinities of our childhood bathrooms, you were in every house. We were washed with sponges and played endlessly with them, marvelling at their marvelous capacity to hold so much water and to release it when pressed. –Mariann Lewinsky
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's subject, the sponge industry, is inherently apolitical and likely presented in an observational or informational style typical of early documentaries, precluding any clear promotion of progressive or conservative ideologies.
This early 20th-century documentary on the Tunisian sponge industry naturally features a diverse cast reflecting the local population involved in the trade. The narrative maintains a neutral and factual presentation, without engaging in critical portrayals of traditional identities or explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
As a silent film from 1922 documenting the Tunisian sponge fishing industry, 'L'industrie des éponges' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses exclusively on the industry and its workers, without addressing aspects of sexual orientation or gender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
As a 1912 documentary film, "L'industrie des éponges" depicts real-world activities and individuals without drawing from pre-existing source material or established characters. Therefore, there are no canonical or historical characters whose gender could be swapped.
This 1912 film is a documentary depicting the sponge industry. It does not feature narrative characters with pre-established canonical or historical racial identities that could be subject to a race swap.
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