You are here:

Acteón

Name: Acteón
Director: Jorge Grau
Released: 1967
Duration: 75 min

Representation Score

6.0/10

Good

1967

Director

Jorge Grau

Runtime

75 minutes

Average Rating

No ratings yet

New Showbiz Analysis

Acteón is a modern retelling of Ovid's myth that emphasizes psychological tension and expressionist style. Its main strength lies in its subversion of gender roles, giving the goddess Diana significant influence over the male lead. However, the film lacks depth in terms of diverse identities such as queer, racial, or disability perspectives. The narrative remains rooted in a traditional mythological framework. Ultimately, the film operates as a stylistic exploration of myth rather than a socially inclusive character study.

Watch this, not that →

Category Breakdown

Does Acteón have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film centers on the romantic tension between a human and a god. There is no clear indication of queer identities or non-straight relationships in the story.

How does Acteón portray gender?

Fair

Diana is shown as a powerful force for change rather than a passive character. This upends traditional gender dynamics by making the female character the key driver of the male lead's journey.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Acteón?

Fair

The film is set in Costa Brava and seems focused on a single ethnic group. There is no evidence of multi-ethnic casting or intentional multicultural representation.

How does Acteón represent religion and culture?

Fair

By placing mythological elements in a 1960s context, the film explores the psychological aspects of the divine. It avoids strict religious or moralistic interpretations of the supernatural.

Does Acteón include disability representation?

Limited

The protagonist's transformation serves as a symbolic device. The film does not delve into disability or neurodivergence in a nuanced way.

Present on Screen

Challenges traditional gender roles by highlighting female empowerment.
Adapts classical mythology using a modernist, expressionist approach.

Limited or Absent

Could benefit from more diverse representations of sexual orientation.
Focuses primarily on a single ethnic group, lacking multi-ethnic casting.
Does not offer detailed or nuanced portrayals of disability or neurodivergence.

Official Synopsis

An expressionist reimagining of the classic Greek myth involving Acteón and Diana, transposed to Spain's Costa Brava by a future auteur of horror cinema. Based on the myth from Ovid's Metamorphoses in which Acteón accidentally catches a glimpse of Diana, the goddess of love, and is subsequently turned into a deer for his dogs to devour, Jorge Grau's modernist retelling resets the story to contemporary Spain, where a fisherman – played by Martin LaSalle, star of Bresson's Pickpocket – follows an enchanting, flirtatious stranger into the city.

How are these scores produced? →