2.3
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Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Duchess of Langeais (1910)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 2.3
Overview
In the glittering salons of Parisian high society, a celebrated duchess known for her beauty and charm becomes entangled in a provocative game of power and pride when a stoic and decorated general resists her allure. What begins as a flirtatious challenge soon unravels into a story of unrequited love, emotional reckoning, and the consequences of vanity. As their paths diverge, the two are drawn together once more under unexpected and tragic circumstances, revealing the enduring grip of passion and the quiet devastation of missed chances.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Overview
In the glittering salons of Parisian high society, a celebrated duchess known for her beauty and charm becomes entangled in a provocative game of power and pride when a stoic and decorated general resists her allure. What begins as a flirtatious challenge soon unravels into a story of unrequited love, emotional reckoning, and the consequences of vanity. As their paths diverge, the two are drawn together once more under unexpected and tragic circumstances, revealing the enduring grip of passion and the quiet devastation of missed chances.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central subject matter and narrative focus on personal tragedy, unrequited love, and the constraints of aristocratic society, rather than engaging with contemporary political ideologies or advocating for specific political solutions, results in a neutral rating.
This 1910 French silent film, based on a classic novel, features traditional casting consistent with its era, primarily showcasing white European actors. Its narrative focuses on the social drama of the period without incorporating modern DEI themes or critiques of traditional identities.
Secondary
The film portrays the Duchess's eventual embrace of Catholicism and convent life as a path to spiritual peace and redemption. Her retreat to a Carmelite convent is presented as a genuine transformation, offering solace after worldly disillusionment, rather than as a negative or oppressive outcome.
Based on available plot summaries and historical context, the 1910 film "The Duchess of Langeais" by André Calmettes, adapted from Balzac's novel, focuses exclusively on a heterosexual romance and societal drama. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in the narrative.
The film "The Duchess of Langeais" is a historical drama from 1910, based on a novel by Honoré de Balzac. Its narrative focuses on a romantic entanglement within 19th-century French high society. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in the film, making an evaluation of its portrayal of such themes not applicable.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1910 film adapts Honoré de Balzac's novel, featuring characters like Antoinette de Langeais and Armand de Montriveau. The on-screen portrayals align with the established genders from the source material, with no characters depicted as a different gender.
The 1910 film adapts a 19th-century French novel featuring white European characters. There is no historical evidence or record suggesting that any character canonically established as white was portrayed by an actor of a different race in this silent film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
4.7
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