Apple TVThe Beguiled (1971)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.5
Overview
Offbeat Civil War drama in which a wounded Yankee soldier, after finding refuge in an isolated girls' school in the South towards the end of the war, becomes the object of the young women's sexual fantasies. The soldier manipulates the situation for his own gratification, but when he refuses to completely comply with the girls' wishes, they make it very difficult for him to leave.
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Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Negative
Overview
Offbeat Civil War drama in which a wounded Yankee soldier, after finding refuge in an isolated girls' school in the South towards the end of the war, becomes the object of the young women's sexual fantasies. The soldier manipulates the situation for his own gratification, but when he refuses to completely comply with the girls' wishes, they make it very difficult for him to leave.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TVGoogle PlayDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film explores the psychological breakdown and power struggles between men and women in an isolated, war-torn setting, focusing on human nature and survival without explicitly promoting a specific political ideology or offering an ideological solution.
The movie features a predominantly traditional cast for its historical setting. Its narrative explores complex power dynamics and character flaws, portraying both male and female characters with significant moral ambiguities, without explicitly centering on DEI themes or offering a broad critique of traditional identities through a DEI lens.
Secondary
The film portrays a community of women ostensibly adhering to Christian values, yet their actions are driven by manipulation, jealousy, and violence. The narrative exposes the hypocrisy and destructive potential when religious piety serves as a veneer for repressed desires, without offering a counterbalancing positive portrayal of the faith or its adherents.
The Beguiled (1971) does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative primarily explores heterosexual desire, sexual repression, and power dynamics among women in an isolated boarding school, disrupted by the arrival of a wounded male soldier.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1971 film "The Beguiled" adapts Thomas Cullinan's novel "A Painted Devil." All major characters in the film retain the same gender as established in the source material, with no instances of a character's gender being changed.
The 1971 film "The Beguiled" adapts Thomas P. Cullinan's novel, which features an entirely white cast of characters set in a Confederate girls' school. The film's cast also exclusively portrays these characters as white, consistent with the source material and historical context. No character's race was changed from the established canon.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
7.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.2
7.0
Critic Ratings
9.0
6.6
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