7.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Could One Imagine? (1981)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Right
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.4
Overview
Two high school kids meet in class and fall madly in love with each other. Unfortunately, His father and her mother had a history of their own between them which creates uneasiness in both of them. Also because of that, ...
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
Two high school kids meet in class and fall madly in love with each other. Unfortunately, His father and her mother had a history of their own between them which creates uneasiness in both of them. Also because of that, ...
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Right
Primary
The film explores the universal human themes of truth, deception, and their impact on personal relationships, focusing on individual moral choices rather than explicitly promoting a specific political ideology. Its core subject matter is largely apolitical, leading to a neutral rating.
This Soviet-era film features traditional casting and character representation, consistent with its time and cultural context. The narrative does not present any explicit critique of traditional identities, nor does it incorporate modern DEI themes as central to its story.
Secondary
The film 'Love and Lies' by Ilya Frez, a 1974 Soviet drama, does not appear to feature any LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on heterosexual relationships and societal issues of its time, with no indication of queer representation in any available synopsis or review.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1981 film "Love and Lies" is an adaptation of Vladislav Krapivin's novel "The Boy with the Sword." There is no evidence that any character, including the protagonist Seryozha Kakhovsky, had their gender changed from the source material to the film adaptation.
The 1981 Soviet film "Love and Lies" is an adaptation of a Russian play. The characters, inherently Russian and implicitly white in the source material, are portrayed by white actors in the film, consistent with their established background. No race swaps are identified.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.8
7.0
Critic Ratings
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