Apple TVThe House of the Spirits (1993)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.6
Overview
A rancher, his clairvoyant wife and their family face turbulent years in South America.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TV
Google PlayBias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Race Swap: Yes
Christianity: Negative
Overview
A rancher, his clairvoyant wife and their family face turbulent years in South America.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TVGoogle PlayDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's dominant themes align with progressive values, primarily through its strong condemnation of military dictatorship and human rights abuses, and its focus on social injustice and the importance of memory against oppression.
The movie primarily features a white cast in roles representing Latin American characters, aligning with traditional casting practices. However, its narrative explicitly critiques patriarchal and authoritarian power structures, portraying a central male figure negatively and emphasizing themes of social justice and oppression.
Secondary
Alba Trueba, a character depicted as white/mestiza in the original novel set in a Latin American country, is portrayed by Sarita Choudhury, an actress of South Asian descent. This constitutes a race swap.
The film portrays the Catholic Church as a powerful institution often aligned with oppressive political regimes and social injustices. While individual faith exists, the narrative highlights the Church's complicity in maintaining the status quo and its occasional hypocrisy, rather than affirming its virtues.
The film 'The House of the Spirits' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative centers on the Trueba family's heterosexual relationships, personal struggles, and political involvement in an unnamed Latin American country, thus rendering the portrayal of LGBTQ+ elements as N/A.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is an adaptation of Isabel Allende's novel. All major characters in the movie retain the same gender as established in the original source material, with no instances of a character canonically or historically established as one gender being portrayed as another.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
5.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.9
6.9
Critic Ratings
3.1
N/A
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