5.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Édes Anna (1989)
Édes Anna (1989)
Overview
Sweet Anna is sent as a maid to the Vizys immediately after the fall of the revolution in 1919. Since the death of her daughter, Mrs. Vizyné has devoted all her emotions and energy to the "education" of the servants. Anna is sometimes pampered, sometimes humiliated. Her nephew Jancsika seduces the young girl, who wastes all her repressed love on him. Jancsika leaves him, and when Anna wants to leave the Vizys, Vizyné, in a fit of hysteria, blackmails her and holds her back. The morning after a house party, Anna murders her hosts.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
5.7
Overview
Sweet Anna is sent as a maid to the Vizys immediately after the fall of the revolution in 1919. Since the death of her daughter, Mrs. Vizyné has devoted all her emotions and energy to the "education" of the servants. Anna is sometimes pampered, sometimes humiliated. Her nephew Jancsika seduces the young girl, who wastes all her repressed love on him. Jancsika leaves him, and when Anna wants to leave the Vizys, Vizyné, in a fit of hysteria, blackmails her and holds her back. The morning after a house party, Anna murders her hosts.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by critiquing systemic class exploitation and the dehumanization of the working class by the aristocracy, portraying the tragic consequences of unchecked power and social inequality.
The movie features traditional casting that reflects its historical setting. However, its narrative strongly critiques the exploitative nature of traditional power structures, particularly the wealthy, male-dominated household, by portraying the employers negatively as antagonists.
Secondary
The film portrays the dominant Christian society, particularly its bourgeois adherents, as deeply hypocritical and morally bankrupt. Their outward piety contrasts sharply with their cruel exploitation and dehumanization of the protagonist, Anna. The narrative offers no significant counterbalancing positive portrayal, thus critiquing the moral failings enabled by this social structure.
The film "Édes Anna" is a social drama set in 1920s Hungary, primarily exploring themes of class, exploitation, and social injustice through the story of a young maid. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in the narrative.
The film "Édes Anna" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on social class, exploitation, and psychological drama in 1920s Hungary, without engaging with transgender identity or related issues.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1990 film "Édes Anna" is an adaptation of Dezső Kosztolányi's novel. All major characters, including Anna Édes, Vizy Kornél, and Jancsi, retain their established genders from the source material. There are no instances of characters being portrayed as a different gender than their canonical or historical representation.
This Hungarian film is an adaptation of a classic Hungarian novel, featuring characters who are canonically and historically Hungarian and racially white. The 1990 film adaptation portrays these characters with Hungarian actors who are also racially white, consistent with the source material and historical context. No race swaps are identified.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.4
5.0
Critic Ratings
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