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The Little Apartment (1959)

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.8
The Little Apartment poster

Overview

Rodolfo and Petrita each live in separate quarters in dilapidated Madrid, while looking to have a little apartment (or "pisito", in Spanish dialect). Unfortunately their low salaries prevent them from acquiring one. Soon, Rodolfo's co-workers urge him to marry the old and frail Doña Martina, who is the main tenant in the apartment he boards in. According to Spanish rent-control law, he could inherit the lease from his spouse. Thus begin his misgivings and Petrita's. Written by Emilio


Starring Cast

Bias Dimensions

Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative

Overview

Rodolfo and Petrita each live in separate quarters in dilapidated Madrid, while looking to have a little apartment (or "pisito", in Spanish dialect). Unfortunately their low salaries prevent them from acquiring one. Soon, Rodolfo's co-workers urge him to marry the old and frail Doña Martina, who is the main tenant in the apartment he boards in. According to Spanish rent-control law, he could inherit the lease from his spouse. Thus begin his misgivings and Petrita's. Written by Emilio


Starring Cast

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film's central thesis is a stark systemic critique of economic hardship and housing scarcity, depicting how these issues force individuals into desperate and morally compromising situations without offering a clear resolution, thus explicitly promoting a progressive critique of societal structures.

The film features traditional casting consistent with its historical context, without any intentional race or gender swaps of roles. Its narrative focuses on social and economic issues of the time, rather than critiquing traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

The film, a dark social satire set in Francoist Spain, portrays the pervasive presence of the Catholic Church within a bleak, oppressive society. While not directly attacking faith, the narrative depicts the Church and its adherents as largely ineffectual or complicit in the characters' suffering and the societal stagnation, offering no genuine solace or solution to their desperate circumstances.

No information is available regarding the presence or portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters or themes in 'The Little Apartment' to conduct an evaluation based on the provided rubric.

The film "The Little Apartment" (1959) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on social commentary regarding housing and bureaucracy in Spain, with no elements related to transgender identity.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film "The Little Apartment" (El pisito) is an adaptation of Rafael Azcona's novel of the same name. A review of the source material and film characters reveals no instances where a character's established gender was changed for the screen adaptation.

This film is an original Spanish production from 1959, not an adaptation of existing material, a biopic, or a reboot. There are no pre-established characters with canonical or historical races to compare against, thus no race swaps occurred.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.8

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.2
The Movie Database logo
6.4

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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