5.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Love Strange Love (1982)
Love Strange Love (1982)
Overview
A man remembers forty-eight crucial hours in his life when, as a child, he visited his mother, the favorite woman of an important politician, in a bordello owned by him, right before some important political changes in 1937 Brazil. In those hours, he discovers his own sexuality.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Positive
Trans: Negative
Viewer Rating
5.8
Overview
A man remembers forty-eight crucial hours in his life when, as a child, he visited his mother, the favorite woman of an important politician, in a bordello owned by him, right before some important political changes in 1937 Brazil. In those hours, he discovers his own sexuality.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film primarily focuses on individual psychological and sexual exploration within a specific social setting, without explicitly promoting or critiquing any particular political ideology or offering a societal solution. Its narrative is observational rather than prescriptive, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie features a traditional main cast without explicit DEI-driven casting choices or race/gender swaps. Its narrative focuses on psychological and sexual themes, and does not explicitly critique or negatively portray traditional identities, nor are DEI themes central to its storytelling.
Secondary
The film explores complex same-sex relationships and fluid sexuality with frankness and depth. Characters' queer identities are integral to their desires and agency, not sources of ridicule or condemnation. While set in a challenging environment, the narrative's stance on LGBTQ+ lives and love is presented as a valid aspect of human experience.
The film features a central transsexual character, Anna, whose identity is revealed as a major plot twist. While Anna is a powerful figure, her trans identity is primarily framed as a 'secret' or 'strange' element that drives the male protagonist's psychological turmoil and obsession, rather than being affirmed or depicted with unreserved dignity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Love Strange Love is an original film from 1982, not an adaptation of pre-existing material, a reboot, or a biopic. Therefore, all characters are original to this production and lack prior canonical or historical gender establishments, meaning no gender swaps occur.
Love Strange Love (1982) is an original film, not an adaptation of existing source material, a biopic, or a reboot. All characters were created for this specific production, meaning there are no pre-established canonical or historical racial identities to be altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.7
5.8
Critic Ratings
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