6.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Kaleidoscope (1981)
Kaleidoscope (1981)
Overview
Burning with a desire to be a journalist, a young man gets his chance when a publisher -- the father of a friend -- suggests that he write a story on the daily life of the people in his house (several families worth of people). The material turns out to be too incohesive and abundant to work into a pointed, thematic article, and just when he is about to give up, his younger brother asks him a simple question: "How many coal burners are there in Calcutta?" This triggers an idea for a story about Calcutta's pollution -- and the aspiring journalist dreams of myriads of burner-toting citizens invading the publisher's home demanding redress. Maybe he is finally on the way to a story that matters.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
6.3
Overview
Burning with a desire to be a journalist, a young man gets his chance when a publisher -- the father of a friend -- suggests that he write a story on the daily life of the people in his house (several families worth of people). The material turns out to be too incohesive and abundant to work into a pointed, thematic article, and just when he is about to give up, his younger brother asks him a simple question: "How many coal burners are there in Calcutta?" This triggers an idea for a story about Calcutta's pollution -- and the aspiring journalist dreams of myriads of burner-toting citizens invading the publisher's home demanding redress. Maybe he is finally on the way to a story that matters.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis, conveyed through its stark montage of social disparity and urban struggle, explicitly promotes a critique of systemic issues, aligning with progressive ideology.
The film features an all-Indian cast, which provides visible diversity without engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative, consistent with the director's style, offers subtle social commentary on societal structures rather than an explicit critique of traditional identities as defined by the framework.
Secondary
Information regarding a film titled 'Kaleidoscope' by Mrinal Sen, particularly concerning LGBTQ+ themes, is not readily available. Therefore, the film is assessed as N/A, indicating no identifiable LGBTQ+ depiction.
The film 'Kaleidoscope' by Mrinal Sen does not feature any transsexual characters or explore related themes within its narrative. Consequently, there is no portrayal of transsexual identity to evaluate, resulting in a determination of N/A for its net impact.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Kaleidoscope (1981) is an original film by Mrinal Sen, not an adaptation of existing source material or a reboot of established characters. Therefore, no characters in the film had a pre-existing canonical or historical gender to be swapped.
There is no widely established prior source material or historical record for the characters in Mrinal Sen's 1981 film "Kaleidoscope" that would define their race before this cinematic portrayal. Therefore, no race swap can be identified.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.4
5.2
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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