Apple TVSuddenly, Last Summer (1959)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.8
Overview
The only son of wealthy widow Violet Venable dies while on vacation with his cousin Catherine. What the girl saw was so horrible that she went insane; now Mrs. Venable wants Catherine lobotomized to cover up the truth.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TV
Google PlayBias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Negative
Christianity: Negative
Overview
The only son of wealthy widow Violet Venable dies while on vacation with his cousin Catherine. What the girl saw was so horrible that she went insane; now Mrs. Venable wants Catherine lobotomized to cover up the truth.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TVGoogle PlayDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film critiques the abuse of power and wealth to suppress traumatic truths and individual autonomy, championing the ethical pursuit of truth as essential for psychological liberation.
The movie features a predominantly white cast, consistent with the casting practices of its release era, and does not include intentional race or gender swaps for traditionally white roles. Its narrative focuses on character-driven drama and psychological themes without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or incorporating central DEI themes.
Secondary
The film portrays Sebastian Venable as a predatory homosexual whose lifestyle leads to his violent death. His identity is framed as a source of shame and horror, with his demise serving as a punitive outcome for his 'deviant' behavior, offering no positive counter-narrative.
The film portrays prominent characters, such as Violet Venable and her son Sebastian, who are associated with Christian piety and institutions, as deeply hypocritical, manipulative, and predatory. The narrative exposes their moral corruption and depravity without offering any counterbalancing positive portrayals of the faith or its adherents.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is an adaptation of Tennessee Williams' play. All major characters, including Catherine Holly, Dr. Cukrowicz, and Mrs. Violet Venable, retain their established genders from the source material. No characters canonically established as one gender were portrayed as a different gender.
The film "Suddenly, Last Summer" is an adaptation of Tennessee Williams' play. The characters in the original play are implicitly white, consistent with the setting and period. The 1959 film cast white actors in all major roles, aligning with the source material's racial context.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
6.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.5
7.3
Critic Ratings
6.8
5.4
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