6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Porgy and Bess (1959)
Porgy and Bess (1959)
Overview
In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, loves the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
6.9
Overview
In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, loves the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film focuses on individual human drama and relationships within a marginalized community, depicting struggles with poverty and addiction without explicitly promoting a specific political ideology or offering a systemic solution.
The movie features an all-Black principal cast, accurately reflecting the source material's focus on a specific Black community. Its narrative centers on the internal lives and struggles within this community, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or making broader DEI themes central to its plot.
Secondary
The film portrays Christianity as a central and largely positive force in the Catfish Row community, providing solace, moral guidance, and a strong sense of communal identity amidst poverty and hardship. While individual characters may exhibit flaws or question faith, the narrative ultimately affirms the resilience and spiritual strength derived from their beliefs, contrasting it with the cynical and destructive influence of Sportin' Life.
The film "Porgy and Bess" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on heterosexual relationships and the struggles within a specific community, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences.
The film "Porgy and Bess" (1959) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on the lives, loves, and struggles of the residents of Catfish Row, without addressing gender identity or transition in any capacity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1959 film "Porgy and Bess" adapts the original opera and novel, maintaining the established genders for all its major characters. No canonical male or female characters were portrayed as a different gender.
The 1959 film "Porgy and Bess" adapts the opera and novel, which feature an all-Black cast of characters living in Catfish Row. The film maintains this racial depiction, casting Black actors in all the major roles, consistent with the source material.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.9
6.1
Critic Ratings
7.1
7.7
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