Horror, Thriller  •  1971  •  127 min

It Was A Night Just Like This (1971)

It Was A Night Just Like This poster

It Was A Night Just Like This (1971)


Rating & Dimensions

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

Viewer Rating
7.1

Overview

A 1971 Marathi horror film directed by Anant Mane, this movie follows Shripa, a wrestler drawn to the mysterious Shevanti, a woman living alone in an abandoned mansion. Villagers believe she is a ghost and that Shripa has lost his grip on reality. The setup is classic rural supernatural drama, rooted in folk fear and community suspicion. The Leans Traditional label reflects the film's cultural grounding. It presents village social norms without critique, centers a male protagonist's agency, and engages no progressive identity themes. Evidence on family structure and religion is thin, so the label rests mainly on the film's conservative cultural context and absence of any countervailing signals.


Starring Cast

Vatsala Deshmukh  •   Jayshree Gadkar  •   Dinkar Inamdar

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: Low

This 1971 Indian horror film centers on eerie supernatural events and personal confrontations with fear, presenting its narrative without any engagement in political or ideological themes.

Diversity: Low
Confidence: Low

The film features casting that is traditional for its cultural and geographical context. Its narrative does not present explicit critiques of traditional identities or portray them negatively, aligning with a neutral or positive framing within its era and origin.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The film 'It Was A Night Just Like This, 1971' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a crime drama, and there is no evidence within its plot or character arcs to suggest any queer representation.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

It Was A Night Just Like This features no transgender characters or themes, with its narrative focused on other elements entirely unrelated to gender identity.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The 1971 film is an original production and not an adaptation of any prior work with established characters. Therefore, no characters were portrayed with a different gender than their canonical or historical depiction.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film is an original 1971 Indian production. There is no indication it is an adaptation of source material with canonically established character races, a biopic of historical figures, or a reboot of legacy characters. Therefore, no characters are identified as having been race-swapped from a prior established race.

Family Values: N/R

There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High

Hinduism is present as a cultural backdrop common in Indian cinema, but it holds no significant narrative weight or thematic exploration within the film's crime thriller plot.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.1

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.7
The Movie Database logo
6.5

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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