The Bells of Astercote (1980)

Bias Rating

Analyzing...

Strong Right

Viewer Rating

Rating: 6.4

Overview

An adaptation of the novel by Penelope Lively. The plot revolves around the ghosts of plague victims in a sleepy wood....

Starring Cast

Siobhan Brooks • Ifor Williams • John Branwell

Bias Dimensions

Political: Leans Right

Diversity: Low

Overview

An adaptation of the novel by Penelope Lively. The plot revolves around the ghosts of plague victims in a sleepy wood....

Starring Cast

Siobhan Brooks • Ifor Williams • John Branwell

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Strong Right

Primary

Political: Leans RightConfidence: High

The film leans right by championing the rediscovery and re-establishment of ancient traditions and community beliefs as a solution to modern challenges, emphasizing the enduring value of the past over modern skepticism.

Diversity: LowConfidence: High

This 1980 British children's film features a predominantly white cast, consistent with its historical context and setting, without any explicit race or gender-swapped roles. The narrative centers on a historical mystery and adventure, and does not include any critical portrayal of traditional identities or explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

The film 'The Bells of Astercote' is a children's fantasy that does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes, leading to no specific portrayal to evaluate under the given framework.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

The 1980 film is an adaptation of Penelope Lively's novel. Key characters from the source material, such as Mandy, Eric, and the Stonewoman, retain their original genders in the film adaptation. There are no instances of a canonically established character being portrayed as a different gender.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

The film is an adaptation of a 1970 novel set in rural England. There is no indication that any character's race was changed from the source material, nor were any characters established as a specific race that was then altered in the 1980 film.