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Das Stunden-Hotel von St. Pauli

Name: Das Stunden-Hotel von St. Pauli
Director: Rolf Olsen
Released: 1970
Duration: 95 min

Representation Score

3.1/10

Limited

1970

Director

Rolf Olsen

Runtime

95 minutes

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Das Stunden-Hotel von St. Pauli is a genre-driven crime procedural that adheres to the social conventions of 1970s West German cinema. While it moves away from middle-class domesticity, it does so through a narrow lens. The film explores the complexities of an urbanized, transactional social landscape by centering the story in a red-light district. However, it lacks meaningful diversity in terms of race and LGBTQ+ representation. The narrative remains anchored to a traditional masculine perspective, limiting the depth of its social commentary.

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Category Breakdown

Does Das Stunden-Hotel von St. Pauli have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film examines fleeting human connections in a red-light district but does not feature explicit LGBTQ+ identities or narratives that challenge the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.

How does Das Stunden-Hotel von St. Pauli portray gender?

Fair

The film features a significant female cast within the hotel's social ecosystem. However, the narrative focuses on a masculine protagonist's psychological struggles and paternal concerns.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Das Stunden-Hotel von St. Pauli?

Limited

The production reflects a predominantly homogeneous European demographic with no evidence of significant non-white character involvement or diverse racial casting.

How does Das Stunden-Hotel von St. Pauli represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film challenges bourgeois values by focusing on the gritty, secular underbelly of St. Pauli, prioritizing urban dysfunction over traditional Christian social structures.

Does Das Stunden-Hotel von St. Pauli include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no documented evidence regarding the portrayal of physical or neurodivergent disabilities in this work.

Present on Screen

Explores a complex, urbanized social landscape outside traditional domesticity.
Provides a gritty, secular look at the fringes of West German society.
Features a significant female presence within the film's social ecosystem.

Limited or Absent

Lacks explicit LGBTQ+ identities or narratives.
Maintains a predominantly homogeneous European demographic.
Relies on a traditional masculine protagonist to drive the central plot.

Official Synopsis

A murder has taken place in the “Ostend” hotel in St. Pauli and Inspector Canisius is called to the crime scene. Mentally shaken, Canisius takes up the investigation. A wide variety of guests and couples were at the hotel that night, and anyone could be the perpetrator. Canisius experiences his most difficult case, in constant fear for his son.

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