8.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Drama, Horror • 1968 • 88 min
Hour of the Wolf (1968)
Hour of the Wolf (1968)
Overview
Ingmar Bergman's 1968 psychological horror film follows a troubled painter and his pregnant wife stranded on a remote island as the artist descends into madness, haunted by repressed desires and demons that may or may not be real. The Leans Traditional label reflects what the film largely lacks rather than what it pushes. There are no progressive identity politics, no DEI casting signals, and no political framing. The marriage under examination is deeply conventional, even as it fractures. Bergman treats religion with skepticism and family stability with little comfort, but those are existentialist preoccupations, not ideological ones. The overall profile sits just left of center on the dial, barely.
Starring Cast
Max von Sydow • Liv Ullmann • Gertrud Fridh
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
8.0
Overview
Ingmar Bergman's 1968 psychological horror film follows a troubled painter and his pregnant wife stranded on a remote island as the artist descends into madness, haunted by repressed desires and demons that may or may not be real. The Leans Traditional label reflects what the film largely lacks rather than what it pushes. There are no progressive identity politics, no DEI casting signals, and no political framing. The marriage under examination is deeply conventional, even as it fractures. Bergman treats religion with skepticism and family stability with little comfort, but those are existentialist preoccupations, not ideological ones. The overall profile sits just left of center on the dial, barely.
Starring Cast
Max von Sydow • Liv Ullmann • Gertrud Fridh
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film primarily explores the psychological disintegration of an artist, delving into themes of madness, existential dread, and the blurring of reality without promoting or critiquing specific political ideologies.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The film features a cast that is entirely traditional for its 1960s Swedish setting, without any intentional diversity in casting. Its narrative focuses on the psychological breakdown of an artist and does not engage with or critique traditional identities or incorporate any explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Confidence: Low
The film portrays a traditional marriage under extreme psychological duress, highlighting its fragility and breakdown due to infidelity, mental illness, and isolation, thereby questioning the stability and positive nature of traditional family norms.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
Ingmar Bergman's Hour of the Wolf is a psychological horror film centered on the deteriorating mental state of a painter and his wife. The narrative explores themes of madness, artistic struggle, and marital strain, but does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
Ingmar Bergman's Hour of the Wolf is a psychological horror film centered on an artist's descent into madness and his wife's struggle to understand him. The narrative explores themes of artistic torment, fear, and the fragility of the human psyche. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in the film's plot or character arcs.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film is an original work by Ingmar Bergman, featuring characters created specifically for this story. There are no pre-existing source materials, historical figures, or prior adaptations from which character genders could have been altered.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film features original characters created for its screenplay. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment establishing a different race for these characters before their portrayal in this film.
Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High
Not depicted in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.5
7.4
Critic Ratings
9.2
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