7.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Romance, Drama • 1991 • 95 min • Older Kids (7+)
Enchanted April (1991)
Enchanted April (1991)
Overview
When married British women Rose Arbuthnot and Lottie Wilkins decide to take a break from their respective spouses, they stay at a castle in Italy for a quiet holiday. Joining the ladies is Caroline Dester, a young socialite, and Mrs. Fisher, an older aristocrat. Liberated from their daily routines, the four women ease into life in rural Italy, and each finds herself transformed by the experience.
Starring Cast
Alfred Molina • Joan Plowright • Miranda Richardson
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.6
Overview
When married British women Rose Arbuthnot and Lottie Wilkins decide to take a break from their respective spouses, they stay at a castle in Italy for a quiet holiday. Joining the ladies is Caroline Dester, a young socialite, and Mrs. Fisher, an older aristocrat. Liberated from their daily routines, the four women ease into life in rural Italy, and each finds herself transformed by the experience.
Starring Cast
Alfred Molina • Joan Plowright • Miranda Richardson
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: Medium
The film's central focus on personal transformation, human relationships, and the pursuit of individual happiness and beauty places it in a neutral category. While it subtly critiques the stifling nature of traditional roles for women, its solution is individualistic and apolitical, leading to personal reconciliation and growth rather than a broader ideological statement.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The movie features traditional casting consistent with its early 20th-century British setting and source material, with no apparent intentional race or gender swaps. The narrative focuses on personal growth and relationships, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering on modern DEI themes.
Secondary
Christianity: Positive
Confidence: High
The film gently critiques a rigid, joyless interpretation of Christian duty through characters like Mrs. Arbuthnot, who initially finds herself unhappy and isolated. However, the narrative ultimately affirms a more balanced and joyful spirituality, showing characters finding personal fulfillment and connection without abandoning their faith, leading to a positive transformation.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
The film 'Enchanted April' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on the personal journeys and heterosexual relationships of four women vacationing in Italy, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
Based on available information and the film's known plot, "Enchanted April" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on four women's experiences during a vacation in Italy, with no elements related to transgender identity or issues.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The 1991 film "Enchanted April" is a faithful adaptation of Elizabeth von Arnim's 1922 novel. All main characters retain their original genders from the source material, with no instances of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as another.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The 1991 film "Enchanted April" is an adaptation of Elizabeth von Arnim's 1922 novel. All main characters in the source material were depicted as white, and the film's cast portrays these characters as white, consistent with the original.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.3
6.8
Critic Ratings
8.5
7.8
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