7.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Twelve Chairs (1970)
The Twelve Chairs (1970)
Overview
In 1920s Soviet Russia, a fallen aristocrat, a priest and a con artist search for a treasure of jewels hidden inside one of twelve dining chairs, lost during the revolution.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
7.1
Overview
In 1920s Soviet Russia, a fallen aristocrat, a priest and a con artist search for a treasure of jewels hidden inside one of twelve dining chairs, lost during the revolution.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film uses the backdrop of post-revolutionary Russia to satirize universal human greed and the absurdities of a chaotic society, rather than promoting a specific political ideology. Its humor is directed at human foibles and the general dysfunction, resulting in a neutral political stance.
The movie features a predominantly white cast, consistent with its 1920s Soviet Russia setting, and does not include intentional race or gender swaps for traditional roles. Its narrative focuses on a comedic adventure without critically portraying traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film portrays Christianity primarily through Father Fyodor, a former priest driven by extreme greed and materialism. His character satirizes hypocrisy and corruption within religious institutions, showing him abandoning his spiritual duties for worldly gain without any counterbalancing positive depiction of the faith or its adherents.
The Twelve Chairs, a satirical comedy by Mel Brooks, centers on a treasure hunt in post-revolutionary Russia. The film's plot, character development, and comedic elements do not feature any explicit or implicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity within its narrative.
Mel Brooks's 'The Twelve Chairs' is a satirical adventure film set in 1927 Russia, following a quest for hidden jewels. The narrative does not include any transsexual characters or explore themes related to gender identity, focusing instead on greed, class struggle, and comedic mishaps.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "The Twelve Chairs" is an adaptation of the 1928 novel by Ilf and Petrov. All major characters, including Ippolit Matveyevich Vorobyaninov, Ostap Bender, and Father Fyodor, maintain their established genders from the original source material in the 1970 film.
The 1970 film adaptation of the Russian novel "The Twelve Chairs" features characters whose on-screen portrayals align with their established race in the source material. No significant character's race was altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.4
6.3
Critic Ratings
8.7
N/A
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