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World Gone Mad

Name: World Gone Mad
Director: Dinos Katsouridis
Released: 1963
Duration: 96 min

Representation Score

1.4/10

Minimal

1963

Director

Dinos Katsouridis

Runtime

96 minutes

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World Gone Mad is a mid-century Greek comedy that focuses on traditional social satire. It centers on class conflict and the comedic tension between a working-class clerk and an aristocratic shop owner. The film relies heavily on conventional social structures. While it provides a critique of individual pretension, it lacks the complexity of multi-layered or systemic deconstruction found in more progressive cinema. The narrative is set in a homogeneous, traditional context that prioritizes local class dynamics over broader representation of underrepresented identities.

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Category Breakdown

Does World Gone Mad have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or stories about non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth identities. The plot revolves around a traditional romantic relationship between a wealthy man and a young woman.

How does World Gone Mad portray gender?

Fair

The story is centered around male-driven conflicts between a clerk and his boss. The female lead mainly serves as a plot device, embodying the traditional 'poor girl' stereotype with minimal influence over the plot.

How racially and ethnically diverse is World Gone Mad?

Limited

As a localized Greek comedy, the cast is predominantly of the same ethnicity. The narrative emphasizes local class differences rather than racial diversity.

How does World Gone Mad represent religion and culture?

Limited

The film criticizes class pretension and social posturing but stays within traditional social hierarchies and local morality. It does not address broader institutional issues.

Does World Gone Mad include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not feature any characters with visible or invisible disabilities. The narrative does not incorporate neurodivergence or mental health conditions.

Present on Screen

Provides a sharp critique of class pretension and social posturing.
Offers insightful social observation through the lens of Greek comedic timing.

Limited or Absent

has little control over what happens to them for female characters, who often serve as mere plot devices.
Does not represent LGBTQ+ identities or diverse racial backgrounds.
Does not engage with broader institutional or systemic critiques.

Official Synopsis

This classic Greek comedy revolves around the constant fights between Zikos who works as a clerk at a small grocer's shop and the shop's owner. Zikos just can't keep his mouth shut every time his boss behaves as being an aristocrat. Things go even worse when Zikos finds out that his boss, by taking advantage of his wealth and with the help of the local match-maker, is planning to marry a young poor girl living in the same neighborhood.

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