5.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Swann in Love (1984)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.9
Overview
In 19th-century Paris, Charles Swann risks his social standing in his obsessive pursuit of prostitute Odette. His overwhelming desire for her comes, in part, from Odette's complete disinterest in him. When he finally weds her, utterly compromising himself in high society, he finds to his horror that his love for her was a complete illusion. At the same time, the Baron de Charlus pursues his own ill-advised romance.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Judaism: Positive
Overview
In 19th-century Paris, Charles Swann risks his social standing in his obsessive pursuit of prostitute Odette. His overwhelming desire for her comes, in part, from Odette's complete disinterest in him. When he finally weds her, utterly compromising himself in high society, he finds to his horror that his love for her was a complete illusion. At the same time, the Baron de Charlus pursues his own ill-advised romance.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central focus is on the psychological exploration of obsessive love and the intricate social dynamics of Belle Époque Paris, rather than engaging with or promoting any specific political ideology. Its narrative is primarily a character study and a period piece, rendering it apolitical.
The movie features traditional casting that aligns with its 19th-century Parisian setting and source material, without any explicit race or gender swaps. Its narrative focuses on the psychological and social dynamics of its period, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering DEI themes.
Secondary
The film portrays Charles Swann, a Jewish man, with depth and sympathy, highlighting the social prejudice and anti-Semitism he faces in late 19th-century Parisian society. The narrative frames this bigotry as wrong, positioning the audience to empathize with Swann and critique the societal intolerance.
Volker Schlöndorff's 'Swann in Love' focuses entirely on the heterosexual relationship between Charles Swann and Odette de Crécy. The film does not feature any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes, thus rendering the net impact N/A due to their absence from the narrative.
The film "Swann in Love" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on the heterosexual romance between Charles Swann and Odette de Crécy, exploring themes of love, jealousy, and social class within Belle Époque Parisian society.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film adapts a section of Marcel Proust's novel "In Search of Lost Time." All major characters, including Charles Swann and Odette de Crécy, retain their original genders as established in the source material.
The film "Swann in Love" is an adaptation of a section of Marcel Proust's novel "In Search of Lost Time." The characters in the source material are consistently depicted as white Europeans, and the 1984 film's cast accurately reflects this, with no instances of characters being portrayed by actors of a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.5
5.6
Critic Ratings
5.6
N/A
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