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Comedy, Romance  •  1986  •  195 min

Som ni vill ha det (1986)

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Som ni vill ha det (1986)

Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Neutral
Family Values: Strongly Traditional
Viewer Rating
9.0

Overview

Som ni vill ha det is a 1986 Swedish television adaptation of Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It.’ Centered on Rosalind disguising herself to protect and guide her love interest, the film adheres closely to the source material’s conventions. Its public ‘Leans Traditional’ label reflects a storyline that reinforces conventional family structures and celebrates the restoration of traditional authority. The absence of modern reinterpretations regarding gender, race, or identity underscores its fidelity to classic norms. While the humor and romance remain intact, the narrative concludes with heterosexual pairings and societal reconciliation, aligning with traditional values of the era.

Starring Cast

Mats Bergman  •   Ewamaria Björkström-Roos  •   Lars Dejert

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film's central subject, a Shakespearean pastoral comedy, lacks a strong inherent modern political valence. Its narrative balances a critique of tyranny and artificiality with a resolution that emphasizes the restoration of benevolent order and traditional societal structures.

Diversity: Low
Confidence: High

The movie features traditional casting with no apparent intentional race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative, based on a classic play, does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center modern DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: Neutral
Confidence: Low

This adaptation of Shakespeare's 'As You Like It' features Rosalind's disguise as a man, Ganymede, leading to temporary same-sex attractions and explorations of gender fluidity. While these themes are central to the plot's comedic and romantic complications, the narrative ultimately resolves with conventional heterosexual pairings. The portrayal neither explicitly affirms nor denigrates queer identity, resulting in a neutral net impact.

Family Values: Strongly Traditional
Confidence: High

The film's narrative, based on Shakespeare's play, culminates in multiple heterosexual marriages, portraying them as the ideal resolution to romantic love and societal harmony. It ultimately restores traditional authority and order after initial disruptions, affirming established family structures and values.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film is a Swedish television adaptation of Shakespeare's 'As You Like It.' While it features a character, Rosalind, who cross-dresses as a boy for plot purposes, this is a temporary disguise and a theatrical convention, not an exploration or depiction of transsexual identity or themes. No identifiable transgender characters or themes are present in the narrative.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's 'As You Like It.' All major characters, such as Rosalind, Celia, Orlando, and Jaques, are portrayed by actors matching their established canonical genders from the original play. The in-story gender disguise of Rosalind does not constitute a gender swap.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film is a Swedish adaptation of William Shakespeare's "As You Like It." The characters in Shakespeare's original play are implicitly white, consistent with the historical setting. All major roles in this 1986 adaptation are portrayed by white actors, aligning with the source material.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High

Not depicted in the film.

Viewer Rating Breakdown

9.0

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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N/A
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9.0

Critic Ratings

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