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Ghost Story

Name: Ghost Story
Director: Viðar Víkingsson
Released: 1985
Duration: 64 min

Representation Score

2.7/10

Limited

1985

Director

Viðar Víkingsson

Runtime

64 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Ghost Story (1985) primarily serves as a genre-driven thriller that follows the storytelling conventions of its time and place. While the film avoids obvious harmful stereotypes, it does not intentionally disrupt traditional social hierarchies or provide complex, multi-layered character studies. The narrative is set in Iceland with a homogeneous cast, limiting opportunities for racial or cultural diversity. Character interactions are centered around a male student and a female makeup artist, with the female character demonstrating professional control through her technical role.

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Category Breakdown

Does Ghost Story have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film does not include explicit representations of LGBTQ+ identities or narratives that question the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender. These elements seem secondary to the main prank-based horror storyline.

How does Ghost Story portray gender?

Fair

A male student and a female makeup artist work together. The female character demonstrates professional control through her technical skills, but the film does not challenge traditional gender roles.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Ghost Story?

Limited

Set in Iceland, the film features a localized, uniform cast. It does not show intentional mixing of races or non-white actors to break demographic norms.

How does Ghost Story represent religion and culture?

Fair

The plot revolves around individual psychological stress without systemic critiques of religion or capitalism. It lacks anti-authoritarian or anti-capitalist themes.

Does Ghost Story include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not depict any visible or invisible disabilities. None of the characters have neurodivergent traits or physical impairments.

Present on Screen

The female makeup artist holds a professional role that showcases her technical abilities.
The film refrains from using overt or harmful stereotypes in its horror premise.

Limited or Absent

The cast lacks racial and ethnic diversity, focusing on a homogeneous Icelandic population.
There is no representation of LGBTQ+ individuals or narratives exploring non-cisgender identities.
The film does not include characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Official Synopsis

A young student starts working as a night watchman in the Icelandic TV-house which is supposed to be haunted. Together with a make-up girl working there, he pretends to be a red-haired ghost. But what started out as a joke, soon becomes no laughing matter.

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