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Alice

Name: Alice
Director: Gabriel Benattar
Released: 1988
Duration: 85 min

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Representation Score

3.1/10

Limited

1988

Director

Gabriel Benattar

Runtime

85 minutes

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Alice functions as a powerful, central character study, using her volatile personality to navigate interpersonal conflict and mental distress. The film succeeds in placing a woman's internal psychological struggle at the heart of the drama. However, the film lacks broader demographic variety. The narrative is narrow, focusing almost exclusively on a white protagonist and her relationship with a man, leaving little room for diverse identities. Ultimately, the film prioritizes individual instability over social or institutional themes, resulting in a lack of representation across most identity groups.

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Category Breakdown

Does Alice have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film contains no LGBTQ+ characters or same-sex romances. The narrative remains strictly focused on the relationship between Alice and Romain.

How does Alice portray gender?

Fair

Alice serves as a high-energy central figure who drives the story's emotional tension. Her intense personality dominates her interactions with the male characters.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Alice?

Minimal

The cast and setting appear predominantly white. There is no significant racial diversity or non-Western ethnic representation present in the film.

How does Alice represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story explores personal relationship breakdowns and mental health struggles. It depicts a personal revolution rather than a celebration of traditional social institutions.

Does Alice include disability representation?

Fair

The plot centers on Alice’s psychological struggles and her perceived madness. However, the film lacks specific clinical depth regarding her mental state.

Present on Screen

A female lead drives the central emotional conflict.
Explores complex psychological states through the protagonist.

Limited or Absent

Lack of racial or ethnic diversity in the cast.
Absence of LGBTQ+ representation.

Official Synopsis

In Paris, the student protests of December 1986. Alice Lazard is having her own revolution, expressing herself and trying to confront a world whose aggression and hatred ignite her fierce will to live and her madness. Or so we imagine. Swept away by her colorful language, her youth, her vivacity, her humor, we remain fascinated, and yet she expresses so much despair in the slow destruction of her relationship with a man... Romain, the creator of this character, is overwhelmed by her. He projects himself into another woman, Alice Lazard, brunette, warm, and aggressive. She comes to present herself to Romain for a role in his next film, but she doesn't understand his reactions at all. All of this unfolds under the sometimes amused, sometimes irritated gaze of Jean, the film's editor.

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