6.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Kaleidoscope (1981)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.3
Overview
Burning with a desire to be a journalist, a young man gets his chance when a publisher -- the father of a friend -- suggests that he write a story on the daily life of the people in his house (several families worth of people). The material turns out to be too incohesive and abundant to work into a pointed, thematic article, and just when he is about to give up, his younger brother asks him a simple question: "How many coal burners are there in Calcutta?" This triggers an idea for a story about Calcutta's pollution -- and the aspiring journalist dreams of myriads of burner-toting citizens invading the publisher's home demanding redress. Maybe he is finally on the way to a story that matters.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
Burning with a desire to be a journalist, a young man gets his chance when a publisher -- the father of a friend -- suggests that he write a story on the daily life of the people in his house (several families worth of people). The material turns out to be too incohesive and abundant to work into a pointed, thematic article, and just when he is about to give up, his younger brother asks him a simple question: "How many coal burners are there in Calcutta?" This triggers an idea for a story about Calcutta's pollution -- and the aspiring journalist dreams of myriads of burner-toting citizens invading the publisher's home demanding redress. Maybe he is finally on the way to a story that matters.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by critiquing systemic socio-economic inequalities and the dehumanizing effects of existing power structures on marginalized individuals, aligning with the director's known socio-political stance.
This film, directed by Mrinal Sen, features a cast that is naturally diverse within its Indian cultural context, without engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of roles traditionally associated with Western cinema. The narrative subtly critiques societal norms and power structures, rather than explicitly portraying traditional identities negatively.
Secondary
Information regarding a film titled 'Kaleidoscope' by Mrinal Sen, particularly concerning LGBTQ+ themes, is not readily available. Therefore, the film is assessed as N/A, indicating no identifiable LGBTQ+ depiction.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Kaleidoscope (1981) is an original film by Mrinal Sen, not an adaptation of existing source material or a reboot of established characters. Therefore, no characters in the film had a pre-existing canonical or historical gender to be swapped.
There is no widely established prior source material or historical record for the characters in Mrinal Sen's 1981 film "Kaleidoscope" that would define their race before this cinematic portrayal. Therefore, no race swap can be identified.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.4
5.2
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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