6.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
High Heels (1991)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.3
Overview
After being estranged for 15 years, flamboyant actress Becky del Paramo re-enters her daughter Rebeca's life when she comes to perform a concert. Rebeca, she finds, is now married to one of Becky's ex-lovers, Manuel. The mother and daughter begin making up for lost time, when suddenly, a murder occurs...
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Overview
After being estranged for 15 years, flamboyant actress Becky del Paramo re-enters her daughter Rebeca's life when she comes to perform a concert. Rebeca, she finds, is now married to one of Becky's ex-lovers, Manuel. The mother and daughter begin making up for lost time, when suddenly, a murder occurs...
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central focus is a highly personal melodrama exploring complex mother-daughter dynamics, ambition, and crime, which are largely apolitical in nature. While featuring strong female characters and elements of gender fluidity, these are integrated into a personal narrative rather than serving as explicit political statements or ideological promotions.
The movie's casting is traditional within its Spanish context, without explicit racial or gender recasting of established roles. However, the narrative incorporates elements of gender identity exploration through a drag queen character, subtly engaging with non-traditional identities without explicitly critiquing traditional ones as a central theme.
Secondary
Pedro Almodóvar's "High Heels" offers a positive portrayal of LGBTQ+ themes through its central character, Femme Letal. This character, a judge and drag queen, is depicted with dignity, complexity, and agency. The film treats their identity and relationships with respect, affirming queer lives within its dramatic narrative without resorting to stereotypes or negative framing.
The film features a male character who performs as a female impersonator (drag queen). While exploring themes of gender performance and duality, the narrative does not present any identifiable transsexual characters or themes related to transgender identity or transition.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
High Heels is an original film by Pedro Almodóvar. All characters were created for this specific production, meaning there is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which a character's gender could have been established and subsequently changed.
High Heels is an original film by Pedro Almodóvar, featuring characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material or historical record against which to assess a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.0
7.1
Critic Ratings
6.1
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