Drama, Romance  •  2016  •  98 min  •  Adults (18+)

Julieta (2016)

Julieta poster

Julieta (2016)


Rating & Dimensions

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

Viewer Rating
7.4

Overview

The film spans 30 years in Julieta’s life from a nostalgic 1985 where everything seems hopeful, to 2015 where her life appears to be beyond repair and she is on the verge of madness.


Starring Cast

Emma Suárez  •   Adriana Ugarte  •   Daniel Grao


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film's central focus on deeply personal themes of grief, guilt, and mother-daughter relationships, rather than societal or political issues, positions it as neutral. The narrative explores individual emotional journeys without advocating for a specific ideological viewpoint.

Diversity: Low
Confidence: Medium

The film features traditional casting appropriate for its Spanish setting, without explicit race or gender swaps. Its narrative explores personal drama and female relationships, but does not explicitly critique or negatively portray traditional identities.

Secondary

LGBTQ: Neutral
Confidence: Medium

The film features a lesbian character, Bea, who is a supportive friend to the protagonist. Her identity is presented as a normal aspect of her life, neither central to the main plot nor subject to any positive or negative narrative emphasis, resulting in a neutral, incidental portrayal.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

Julieta does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the complex relationships and emotional journey of its cisgender female protagonist, Julieta, and her family. Therefore, the framework for evaluating transsexual portrayal is not applicable to this film.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "Julieta" is an adaptation of short stories by Alice Munro. All major characters, including Julieta, Antía, and Xoan, retain their established genders from the source material in the film adaptation.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "Julieta" adapts short stories by Alice Munro, shifting the setting from Canada to Spain. While characters' nationalities and ethnicities change, their broader racial category (white/Caucasian) remains consistent between the source material and the film. No character established as one race in the source is portrayed as a different race in the adaptation.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.4

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.1
The Movie Database logo
7.0

Critic Ratings

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8.4
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7.3

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