7.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Bélier Family (2014)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.5
Overview
The whole Bélier family is deaf, except for sixteen year old Paula who is the important translator in her parents' day to day life especially when it comes to matters concerning the family farm. When her music teacher discovers she has a fantastic singing voice and she gets an opportunity to enter a big Radio France contest the whole family's future is set up for big changes.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
The whole Bélier family is deaf, except for sixteen year old Paula who is the important translator in her parents' day to day life especially when it comes to matters concerning the family farm. When her music teacher discovers she has a fantastic singing voice and she gets an opportunity to enter a big Radio France contest the whole family's future is set up for big changes.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film explores the universal dilemma of individual ambition versus family duty, ultimately championing both personal fulfillment and strong family bonds without promoting a specific political ideology. Its focus on apolitical themes and balanced portrayal of competing values leads to a neutral rating.
The film features traditional casting with a predominantly white cast, consistent with its French rural setting, and does not engage in explicit race or gender swaps. Its narrative focuses on the unique challenges of a deaf family, framing traditional identities neutrally or positively without critical portrayal.
Secondary
The film "The Bélier Family" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses primarily on a hearing daughter in a deaf family and her journey with music, without incorporating any queer elements into its plot or character arcs.
The Bélier Family does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a hearing teenager navigating her family's deafness and her own musical aspirations, therefore the film's portrayal of transsexual identity is not applicable.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Bélier Family is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical basis, or previous adaptation from which characters' genders could have been canonically established and subsequently altered.
The Bélier Family is an original French film, not an adaptation of existing source material or a historical depiction. All characters were created for this specific movie, meaning there is no prior canonical or historical race to compare against for a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.3
6.9
Critic Ratings
8.3
N/A
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