4.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Gisele's Mania (1995)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 4.3
Overview
A detective-dramatic chronicle of love adventures of the famous Russian ballerina Olga Spesivtseva, nicknamed by contemporaries Red Giselle. It was Giselle who immortalized her name in 1924. It was "Giselle" that caused the psychic catastrophe in 1942.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Trans: Positive
Overview
A detective-dramatic chronicle of love adventures of the famous Russian ballerina Olga Spesivtseva, nicknamed by contemporaries Red Giselle. It was Giselle who immortalized her name in 1924. It was "Giselle" that caused the psychic catastrophe in 1942.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film primarily explores the psychological and artistic struggles of a ballerina, with the historical context serving as a backdrop rather than the central political thesis, leading to a neutral rating.
This Russian biographical drama about a ballerina features traditional casting, consistent with its historical setting and origin, without intentional race or gender swaps. The narrative focuses on the protagonist's life and artistic struggles, and does not include explicit critiques of traditional identities or central DEI themes.
Secondary
Gisele's Mania portrays a central character's journey of gender transition with complexity and agency. The film explores Gisele's decision to undergo a sex change and live as a woman, focusing on her psychological transformation and the external challenges she encounters. The narrative appears to treat her identity with dignity, framing obstacles as external rather than inherent to her transsexual self.
Maniya Zhizeli does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on the heterosexual relationships and personal struggles of ballerina Olga Spessivtseva, thus rendering the film's net impact on LGBTQ+ portrayal as not applicable.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is a biographical drama about the real-life Russian ballerina Olga Spessivtseva. All major historical figures and characters are portrayed with their historically documented genders, with no instances of a character established as one gender being depicted as another.
The film is a biographical drama about the Russian ballerina Olga Spessivtseva and other historical figures, all of whom were ethnically white. The actors portraying these characters are also white, consistent with their historical race. No race swaps are identified.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.3
2.3
Critic Ratings
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