8.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Drama, Romance, History • 2021 • 149 min
Lost Illusions (2021)
Lost Illusions (2021)
Overview
Lucien de Rubempré, a young, lower-class poet, leaves his family's printing house for Paris. Soon, he learns the dark side of the arts business as he tries to stay true to his dreams.
Starring Cast
Benjamin Voisin • Cécile de France • Vincent Lacoste
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Neutral
Viewer Rating
8.0
Overview
Lucien de Rubempré, a young, lower-class poet, leaves his family's printing house for Paris. Soon, he learns the dark side of the arts business as he tries to stay true to his dreams.
Starring Cast
Benjamin Voisin • Cécile de France • Vincent Lacoste
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
Political: Leans Left
Confidence: Medium
The film's central thesis exposes the corrupting influence of money, ambition, and a sensationalist media on art and individual integrity in 19th-century France. Its detailed critique of systemic corruption in journalism and the commodification of culture aligns with themes frequently explored in left-leaning discourse, positioning it as left-leaning despite not offering explicit political solutions.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The film features traditional casting consistent with its 19th-century French historical setting and source material, without intentional race or gender swaps. Its narrative focuses on social and moral critiques of the period, rather than explicitly addressing modern DEI themes or negatively framing traditional identities.
Secondary
LGBTQ: Neutral
Confidence: Medium
The film "Lost Illusions" includes several characters in same-sex relationships, such as Étienne Lousteau and the Baron du Châtelet. These relationships are presented as part of the morally complex and decadent Parisian society of the era. The portrayals are largely factual and observational, neither explicitly condemning nor affirming queer identity, making their inclusion incidental to the main narrative.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film "Lost Illusions" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on social climbing, journalism, and romance in 19th-century France, without any elements related to transgender identity.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film "Lost Illusions" is an adaptation of Honoré de Balzac's 19th-century novel. All major characters, whose genders are explicitly established in the source material, retain their original genders in the 2021 screen adaptation. No instances of a character being portrayed as a different gender were identified.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film "Lost Illusions" is an adaptation of Honoré de Balzac's 19th-century novel, set in France. All major characters, originally depicted as white in the source material and historical context, are portrayed by white actors in the 2021 film adaptation. There are no instances of characters being cast as a different race than their established canon.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.4
7.4
Critic Ratings
9.3
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