Apple TVThe Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.6
Overview
Remarkable poet Elizabeth Barrett is slowly recovering from a crippling illness with the help of her siblings, especially her youngest sister, Henrietta, but feels stifled by the domestic tyranny of her wealthy widowed father. When she meets fellow poet Robert Browning in a romantic first encounter, her heart belongs to him. However, her controlling father has no intention of allowing her out of his sight.
Starring Cast
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Prime VideoBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative
Overview
Remarkable poet Elizabeth Barrett is slowly recovering from a crippling illness with the help of her siblings, especially her youngest sister, Henrietta, but feels stifled by the domestic tyranny of her wealthy widowed father. When she meets fellow poet Robert Browning in a romantic first encounter, her heart belongs to him. However, her controlling father has no intention of allowing her out of his sight.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TVPrime VideoDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central conflict addresses individual freedom versus personal tyranny within a family, and its solution emphasizes individual liberation through love and personal choice, rather than promoting a specific political ideology or advocating for broader societal change.
This 1934 film features a traditional, all-white cast appropriate for its Victorian England setting, with no intentional race or gender swaps. The narrative, while depicting a tyrannical male patriarch, frames this as a character-specific flaw rather than a broad critique of traditional identities, and does not incorporate modern DEI themes.
Secondary
The film portrays a rigid, oppressive form of Christianity through the character of Edward Moulton-Barrett, who uses religious doctrine to justify his tyrannical control and emotional abuse of his children. The narrative clearly condemns his hypocritical and joyless interpretation of faith, positioning it as an obstacle to love and freedom.
The film focuses entirely on the Victorian-era romance between Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning, set against the backdrop of her tyrannical father's control. There are no discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes within the narrative, resulting in a net impact of N/A.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1934 film adaptation of "The Barretts of Wimpole Street" faithfully portrays all major characters with the same genders as established in Rudolf Besier's original play. No canonical characters were depicted with a different gender.
The 1934 film adaptation of "The Barretts of Wimpole Street" features characters whose on-screen portrayals align with their historical and canonical racial identities, with no instances of a character's race being changed from the source material.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
6.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.9
6.0
Critic Ratings
7.0
N/A
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