5.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Love Wanders in the Night (1981)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.9
Overview
Eirini and Stella are two old maids and sisters who have grown up in the provinces and now live in Athens, in an apartment that looks out onto an open-air cinema. They are almost forty, still virgins and dependent on each other. Their only relative is their cousin Stefanos, with whom they were both in love, but who has been away in Paris for years. When he comes back and visits them, the balance between the two women is upset.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
Eirini and Stella are two old maids and sisters who have grown up in the provinces and now live in Athens, in an apartment that looks out onto an open-air cinema. They are almost forty, still virgins and dependent on each other. Their only relative is their cousin Stefanos, with whom they were both in love, but who has been away in Paris for years. When he comes back and visits them, the balance between the two women is upset.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly critiques the lingering trauma and disillusionment stemming from Greece's political history and the unfulfilled promises of its post-junta era, focusing on urban alienation and individual psychological suffering as a direct consequence of systemic and historical failures.
The film features traditional casting typical of its era and origin, without explicit DEI-driven recasting. While it may subtly critique patriarchal societal norms through its narrative, it does not explicitly portray traditional identities negatively or make a broad DEI critique central to its themes.
Secondary
An evaluation of the film's holistic portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters and themes cannot be performed as the necessary narrative content and details were not supplied for analysis.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Love Wanders in the Night" is an original production, not an adaptation or reboot. All characters were created for this specific film, meaning none had a pre-established gender from source material or history that could have been swapped.
Love Wanders in the Night (1981) is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment to establish a canonical race for any character. Therefore, a race swap is not applicable.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.8
5.0
Critic Ratings
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