6.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
An Affair (1998)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.6
Overview
Seo-hyun is an ordinary housewife in her late thirties with a ten-year-old son and a successful architect husband. For her, life is a series of banal routines. Her sheltered life is suddenly threatened with the appearance of Woo-in, her much younger sister's attractive new fiancé.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
Seo-hyun is an ordinary housewife in her late thirties with a ten-year-old son and a successful architect husband. For her, life is a series of banal routines. Her sheltered life is suddenly threatened with the appearance of Woo-in, her much younger sister's attractive new fiancé.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film explores the emotional and psychological complexities of an extramarital affair, focusing on individual desire and personal consequences rather than promoting or critiquing specific political ideologies or social structures. Its nuanced portrayal of human emotion leads to a neutral rating.
The movie features a cast consistent with its South Korean origin, without engaging in explicit racial or gender recasting of traditionally white roles. Its narrative subtly explores themes related to traditional societal norms and relationships, but does not center on an explicit critique of traditional identities.
Secondary
The film "An Affair" by Je-yong Lee does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on a heterosexual affair and its impact on the characters involved, without addressing queer identities or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
An Affair (1998) is an original film, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a reboot with legacy characters. All characters were created for this specific film, thus there is no prior canonical or historical gender to be swapped.
This South Korean film is an original production, not an adaptation of existing material with pre-established character races or a biopic of historical figures. All characters are portrayed by actors of the same race as depicted within the film's original context.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.8
6.3
Critic Ratings
N/A
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