8.3
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The Law According to Lidia Poët (2023)
The Law According to Lidia Poët (2023)
Overview
In late 19th-century Turin, the young Lidia Poët, fights against everything and everyone to get what is rightfully hers: to be enrolled in the official register of lawyers. A profession, at the time, reserved exclusively for men. Nevertheless, nothing could stop her dream of becoming the first female lawyer in Italy.
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Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
8.3
Overview
In late 19th-century Turin, the young Lidia Poët, fights against everything and everyone to get what is rightfully hers: to be enrolled in the official register of lawyers. A profession, at the time, reserved exclusively for men. Nevertheless, nothing could stop her dream of becoming the first female lawyer in Italy.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by depicting the historical struggle against systemic gender discrimination in the legal profession, championing women's rights and legal reform.
The series features a primarily traditional cast. Its narrative, however, explicitly critiques traditional male-dominated societal structures as it follows the first female lawyer in Italy challenging the legal system.
Secondary
The series depicts a woman pursuing a legal career in the late 19th century, a choice that inherently challenges traditional gender roles and established family-life norms for women, thus favoring a more progressive view of female autonomy.
The film portrays the established Christian (Catholic) institutions and their influence on 19th-century Italian society as fundamentally oppressive. These institutions are depicted as significant obstacles to Lidia Poët's legal career and to the broader advancement of women's rights, reinforcing patriarchal norms. The narrative critiques the societal structures and traditional interpretations of law often intertwined with religious doctrine.
There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.
The series does not feature identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on other aspects, with no elements related to transsexual identity present in the story.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The series portrays Lidia Poët, a real historical figure, as female. This aligns with her documented historical gender, indicating no gender swap for the titular character. No other significant characters are depicted with a gender different from their established historical or canonical gender.
The series depicts the historical figure Lidia Poët, an Italian woman, portrayed by an actress of the same race. No evidence indicates any other historically or canonically established character has been race-swapped.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.5
7.4
Critic Ratings
10.0
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