6.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
A Tale of Love and Darkness (2015)
A Tale of Love and Darkness (2015)
Overview
The story of young Amos Oz, growing up in Jerusalem in the years before Israeli statehood with his parents; his academic father, Arieh, and his dreamy, imaginative mother, Fania.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Judaism: Positive
Viewer Rating
6.1
Overview
The story of young Amos Oz, growing up in Jerusalem in the years before Israeli statehood with his parents; his academic father, Arieh, and his dreamy, imaginative mother, Fania.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film focuses on the personal and psychological impact of historical events on a family during the birth of Israel, rather than explicitly promoting a specific political ideology regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It prioritizes universal human themes over partisan political advocacy.
The film features casting that is authentic to its historical and cultural setting in Israel, depicting characters of specific ethnicity and nationality. Its narrative focuses on personal and family experiences within this context, rather than explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering on overt DEI themes.
Secondary
The film portrays Jewish characters and their cultural/religious context with depth, sympathy, and respect. It focuses on their human experiences, intellectual pursuits, and struggles during a pivotal historical period, without satirizing or condemning the faith itself.
A Tale of Love and Darkness is a biographical drama centered on Amos Oz's childhood and his mother's life in Jerusalem. The narrative focuses on family, history, and personal struggles, and does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, resulting in no depiction.
A Tale of Love and Darkness, a biographical drama, does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the childhood of Amos Oz and his family in Jerusalem during the mid-20th century, with no elements related to transgender identity present in the story.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is an adaptation of Amos Oz's autobiographical novel, depicting real historical figures. The main characters, including Amos Oz, his mother Fania, and his father Arie, are portrayed by actors whose gender aligns with the historical figures' documented gender.
The film is an adaptation of an autobiographical novel set in Israel, featuring characters based on real Ashkenazi Jewish individuals. The main actors portraying these characters are also of Jewish descent, aligning with the historical and canonical racial background of the characters.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.0
5.7
Critic Ratings
7.2
5.5
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