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La Presidentessa

Name: La Presidentessa
Director: Luciano Salce
Released: 1977
Duration: 104 min

Representation Score

3.9/10

Limited

1977

Director

Luciano Salce

Runtime

104 minutes

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La Presidentessa serves as a satirical examination of provincial power, using comedy to explore the tension between traditional hierarchies and unconventional leadership. While it lacks ethnic and LGBTQ+ diversity, it offers a progressive perspective on gendered power dynamics. The film's strength lies in its portrayal of a female protagonist who challenges the male-dominated political order. It presents this order as ineffective and absurd when faced with unconventional leadership. However, the film remains limited by its era, featuring an ethnically uniform cast that reflects the demographics of 1970s Italy. It focuses on class and social status rather than broader diversity.

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Category Breakdown

Does La Presidentessa have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or non-straight relationships. The plot revolves around traditional heterosexual romances and courtship.

How does La Presidentessa portray gender?

Good

The narrative centers a female protagonist who rises to institutional power, disrupting the male-dominated political establishment and challenging the idea of female passivity.

How racially and ethnically diverse is La Presidentessa?

Limited

The cast is ethnically uniform, reflecting the socio-historical context of 1970s provincial Italy. The story emphasizes class distinctions over racial or ethnic diversity.

How does La Presidentessa represent religion and culture?

Good

The film uses satire to critique Western institutions and provincial bureaucracy. It portrays social norms and authority figures through a lens of comedic skepticism and absurdity.

Does La Presidentessa include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no focus on physical or neurodivergent disabilities. No characters are used as plot devices related to disability.

Present on Screen

The film centers a female protagonist who challenges the male-dominated political order.
It provides a satirical critique of provincial bureaucracy and social norms.
The narrative portrays the male-dominated political order as ineffective and absurd.

Limited or Absent

The cast is ethnically uniform, lacking racial or ethnic diversity.
There is no representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight relationships.
The film does not address physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Gobette, a young avant-garde dancer, finds herself unemployed after the closure of the provincial club where she performs. By pure coincidence, Cipriano Gaudet, Minister of Justice, meets her at a judge's house and, convinced that she is the wife of the subordinate, gives promotions to the unsuspecting representative of the law in order to remove him from the woman and be able to get married with the soubrette. ..

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