5.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Seven Women, Seven Sins (1986)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.5
Overview
Seven Women, Seven Sins (1986) represents a quintessential moment in film history. The women filmmakers invited to direct for the seven sins were amongst the world's most renown: Helke Sander (Gluttony), Bette Gordon (Greed), Maxi Cohen (Anger), Chantal Akerman (Sloth), Valie Export (Lust), Laurence Gavron (Envy), and Ulrike Ottinger (Pride). Each filmmaker had the liberty of choosing a sin to interpret as they wished. The final film reflected this diversity, including traditional narrative fiction, experimental video, a musical, a radical documentary, and was delivered in multiple formats from 16, super 16, video and 35mm.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Overview
Seven Women, Seven Sins (1986) represents a quintessential moment in film history. The women filmmakers invited to direct for the seven sins were amongst the world's most renown: Helke Sander (Gluttony), Bette Gordon (Greed), Maxi Cohen (Anger), Chantal Akerman (Sloth), Valie Export (Lust), Laurence Gavron (Envy), and Ulrike Ottinger (Pride). Each filmmaker had the liberty of choosing a sin to interpret as they wished. The final film reflected this diversity, including traditional narrative fiction, experimental video, a musical, a radical documentary, and was delivered in multiple formats from 16, super 16, video and 35mm.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by deconstructing the seven deadly sins through diverse feminist perspectives, thereby critiquing traditional moral frameworks and societal constraints on women.
This film, directed by Chantal Akerman and Valie Export, deliberately centers its narrative on seven women, a choice that challenges traditional male-dominated casting. The movie is expected to offer a strong critique of traditional identities and societal norms, making themes of diversity, equity, and inclusion central to its narrative.
Secondary
The anthology film 'Seven Women, Seven Sins' comprises seven short films by female directors, each exploring one of the deadly sins. Based on available information, the film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, focusing instead on broader feminist and societal critiques.
The film "Seven Women, Seven Sins" does not include any identifiable transsexual characters or themes across its various segments. Consequently, there is no portrayal to evaluate regarding transsexual identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This film is an anthology of original segments by seven female directors, each exploring a deadly sin. It does not adapt pre-existing material with established characters, nor does it feature historical figures or legacy characters. All characters are original creations for the film.
This film is an original anthology featuring new characters created for each segment. There are no pre-existing characters from source material, prior installments, or historical records whose race could have been altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
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5.7
5.3
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