The Barefoot Executive
1971
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The Barefoot Executive
Representation Score
6.5/10
Good
1995
Director
Susan Seidelman
Runtime
97 minutes
Average Rating
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The film offers a progressive perspective on gender by placing a woman in a powerful corporate role and allowing her to redefine professional standards. However, it lacks depth in representing diverse identities such as race, LGBTQ+, or disability. The story focuses on critiquing the rigid Western corporate culture while remaining grounded in a conventional social framework.
Category Breakdown
Does The Barefoot Executive have LGBTQ+ representation?
The film follows a traditional approach to romantic relationships, focusing on heterosexual couples and not addressing queer identities or non-traditional gender expressions.
How does The Barefoot Executive portray gender?
The story challenges traditional gender roles by centering a female protagonist in a high-level corporate position. She redefines the workaholic stereotype by rejecting rigid, masculine standards.
How racially and ethnically diverse is The Barefoot Executive?
The film portrays a predominantly white corporate environment in New York's television industry, lacking significant racial diversity or challenging power dynamics.
How does The Barefoot Executive represent religion and culture?
The narrative critiques the oppressive nature of capitalist productivity models by presenting the workaholic lifestyle as something to be questioned and deconstructed.
Does The Barefoot Executive include disability representation?
The film does not feature any characters with visible or neurodivergent disabilities, nor does it explore disability-focused narratives.
Present on Screen
- Centers a female protagonist in a high-level corporate position, challenging traditional gender roles.
- Reimagines the workaholic stereotype by rejecting rigid, masculine standards.
- Critiques the oppressive nature of capitalist productivity models.
Limited or Absent
- Lacks significant racial and ethnic diversity in its corporate setting.
- Does not provide meaningful representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-traditional gender expressions.
- Fails to include characters with visible or invisible disabilities.
Official Synopsis
A young man working in the mailroom of a television network rises to the top of the company after he discovers that his girlfriend's chimp is capable of picking hit shows.
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