Fantasy, Comedy  •  1964  •  73 min

A Choice of Coward: Blithe Spirit (1964)

A Choice of Coward: Blithe Spirit poster

A Choice of Coward: Blithe Spirit (1964)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low

Viewer Rating
7.8

Overview

While holding a séance for skeptical novelist Charles Condomine, self-proclaimed 'spiritualist medium' Madame Arcati inadvertently summons the spirit of his deceased first wife Elvira, leading to an increasingly complex love triangle with Ruth, his current wife of five years.


Starring Cast

Griffith Jones  •   Hattie Jacques  •   Helen Cherry  •   Joanna Dunham

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film is rated neutral because its central themes focus on personal relationships, marital discord, and social satire within a domestic setting, rather than promoting or critiquing specific political ideologies or societal structures.

Diversity: Low
Confidence: High

This adaptation of 'Blithe Spirit' features traditional casting, aligning with the original play's characterizations. The narrative maintains its focus on comedic and supernatural elements, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

This adaptation of Noël Coward's 'Blithe Spirit' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the original play's plot without introducing elements related to queer identity, resulting in no direct portrayal to evaluate.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

This 1964 television adaptation of Noël Coward's 'Blithe Spirit' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative centers on a supernatural domestic comedy involving a writer, his second wife, and the ghost of his first wife, with no elements related to transgender identity.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

This 1964 television adaptation of Noël Coward's play "Blithe Spirit" maintains the established genders for all its main characters as depicted in the original source material. No characters canonically established as one gender are portrayed as a different gender.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The 1964 television adaptation of Noël Coward's play "Blithe Spirit" features characters who were originally established as white in the source material. The cast of this production consists entirely of white actors portraying these roles, with no instances of a character's race being changed from the original canon.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.8

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.5
The Movie Database logo
8.0

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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