5.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Verbotene Liebe (1995)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.6
Overview
Verbotene Liebe is a German television soap opera Verbotene Liebe was initially based on original story and character outlines from the Australian soap opera Sons and Daughters, before evolving into a show of its own as the series progressed. The show originally focused on two core families: the wealthy Anstetten family and the middle-class Brandner family. More specifically, it dealt with the story of Jan Brandner and Julia von Anstetten, two strangers whose fascination for each other leads them to fall in love, neither of them cognizant of the fact that they are twins separated by their parents. It is this story of forbidden love that gave the series its title.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Positive
Trans: Positive
Overview
Verbotene Liebe is a German television soap opera Verbotene Liebe was initially based on original story and character outlines from the Australian soap opera Sons and Daughters, before evolving into a show of its own as the series progressed. The show originally focused on two core families: the wealthy Anstetten family and the middle-class Brandner family. More specifically, it dealt with the story of Jan Brandner and Julia von Anstetten, two strangers whose fascination for each other leads them to fall in love, neither of them cognizant of the fact that they are twins separated by their parents. It is this story of forbidden love that gave the series its title.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
As a long-running soap opera, 'Verbotene Liebe' focuses on diverse interpersonal relationships and drama rather than a consistent political thesis, leading to a neutral rating due to its broad narrative scope and entertainment objective.
The movie, a German soap opera, features predominantly traditional casting with no explicit race or gender swaps of roles. Its narrative primarily focuses on personal drama, without critical portrayals of traditional identities or explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
Verbotene Liebe featured groundbreaking and long-running LGBTQ+ storylines, most notably the 'Chrolli' arc. These portrayals depicted queer characters with dignity, complexity, and agency, navigating love and life. Despite facing external prejudice and dramatic challenges, the show consistently affirmed the worth of LGBTQ+ lives and relationships, making its net impact overwhelmingly positive.
Verbotene Liebe featured Rebecca, a trans woman, in a central storyline. The narrative explored her complex character and a romantic relationship, addressing themes of acceptance and prejudice. While the relationship faced challenges and ultimately ended, the show's empathetic stance and depiction of Christian's journey to acceptance provided a largely affirming portrayal of trans identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
As an original, long-running soap opera, "Verbotene Liebe" is its own primary source material. It is not an adaptation of pre-existing works, a biopic, or a reboot of legacy characters from another franchise. Therefore, no character could have been established in prior canon or history with a different gender.
Verbotene Liebe is an original German soap opera that ran for two decades. There is no evidence or widely known instance of a character, canonically established as one race within the show's own continuity, being subsequently portrayed by an actor of a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.2
6.0
Critic Ratings
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