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The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)

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The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)

Overview

Remarkable poet Elizabeth Barrett is slowly recovering from a crippling illness with the help of her siblings, especially her youngest sister, Henrietta, but feels stifled by the domestic tyranny of her wealthy widowed father. When she meets fellow poet Robert Browning in a romantic first encounter, her heart belongs to him. However, her controlling father has no intention of allowing her out of his sight.


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center

Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative

Viewer Rating
6.6

Overview

Remarkable poet Elizabeth Barrett is slowly recovering from a crippling illness with the help of her siblings, especially her youngest sister, Henrietta, but feels stifled by the domestic tyranny of her wealthy widowed father. When she meets fellow poet Robert Browning in a romantic first encounter, her heart belongs to him. However, her controlling father has no intention of allowing her out of his sight.


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Detailed Bias Analysis

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Primary

The film critiques patriarchal oppression and champions individual freedom and self-determination against restrictive traditional authority, aligning its dominant themes with progressive values.

This 1934 film features a traditional, all-white cast appropriate for its Victorian England setting, with no intentional race or gender swaps. The narrative, while depicting a tyrannical male patriarch, frames this as a character-specific flaw rather than a broad critique of traditional identities, and does not incorporate modern DEI themes.

Secondary

The film portrays a rigid, oppressive form of Christianity through the character of Edward Moulton-Barrett, who uses religious doctrine to justify his tyrannical control and emotional abuse of his children. The narrative clearly condemns his hypocritical and joyless interpretation of faith, positioning it as an obstacle to love and freedom.

The film focuses entirely on the Victorian-era romance between Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning, set against the backdrop of her tyrannical father's control. There are no discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes within the narrative, resulting in a net impact of N/A.

The film "The Barretts of Wimpole Street" (1934) is a historical drama centered on the romance between Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning, and her oppressive father. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in the narrative.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The 1934 film adaptation of "The Barretts of Wimpole Street" faithfully portrays all major characters with the same genders as established in Rudolf Besier's original play. No canonical characters were depicted with a different gender.

The 1934 film adaptation of "The Barretts of Wimpole Street" features characters whose on-screen portrayals align with their historical and canonical racial identities, with no instances of a character's race being changed from the source material.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.6

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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6.9
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6.0

Critic Ratings

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7.0
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N/A

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