Music  •  1980  •  149 min

Un Ballo in Maschera (1980)

Un Ballo in Maschera poster

Un Ballo in Maschera (1980)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low

Viewer Rating
8.7

Overview

Live from the Metropolitan Opera, 14 February 1980. This version takes place in Boston rather than Sweden.


Starring Cast

Katia Ricciarelli  •   William Wildermann  •   Judith Blegen

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

Un Ballo in Maschera is an opera performance centered on universal human dramas of forbidden love, betrayal, and tragic consequences. Its narrative focuses on personal moral dilemmas and does not promote or critique any specific modern political ideology, leading to a neutral rating.

Diversity: Low
Confidence: Medium

The movie, a filmed performance of a classic opera, adheres to traditional casting practices without explicit DEI-driven race or gender swaps. Its narrative focuses on universal dramatic themes and does not explicitly critique or negatively frame traditional identities.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

This film, a recording of Verdi's opera 'Un Ballo in Maschera,' does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a traditional heterosexual love triangle and political intrigue, with no elements suggesting queer identity or experiences.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

This adaptation of Verdi's opera 'Un Ballo in Maschera' does not contain any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a traditional love triangle and political intrigue, with no elements related to transgender identity. Therefore, the film has no impact on the portrayal of transsexual individuals.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: Medium

The opera features the character Oscar, a male page, traditionally performed by a female soprano in a 'pants role.' This casting convention does not alter the character's canonical gender within the narrative, thus it is not considered a gender swap.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The 1980 film adaptation of Verdi's opera features characters who are historically or canonically white, consistent with the 17th-century European setting. The cast for this production consists entirely of white actors portraying these roles, with no instances of a character's established race being changed.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.7

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
8.4
The Movie Database logo
9.0

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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