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C'est jeune et ça sait tout !

Name: C'est jeune et ça sait tout !
Director: Claude Mulot
Released: 1974
Duration: 82 min

Representation Score

5.3/10

Fair

1974

Director

Claude Mulot

Runtime

82 minutes

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Claude Mulot’s comedy serves as a tool for social change, challenging the strict sexual norms of 1974. The film’s strength lies in its ability to shift the generational power balance, using a young female protagonist to drive the intellectual and sexual growth of older characters. However, the film remains focused on a specific Franco-Canadian context, lacking significant racial or ethnic diversity. While it pushes boundaries around sexual norms, it does not explicitly represent LGBTQ+ identities. Overall, the film examines evolving social norms, favoring a secular, modern approach to human connections over traditional moralism.

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Category Breakdown

Does C'est jeune et ça sait tout ! have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film does not include any explicit LGBTQ+ identities or same-sex relationships. Although it touches on modern sexual experimentation, there is no clear queer representation.

How does C'est jeune et ça sait tout ! portray gender?

Good

The film challenges traditional gender roles by highlighting the intellectual leadership of the teenage girl, Joel. She teaches the older characters, reversing the usual pattern where females are passive.

How racially and ethnically diverse is C'est jeune et ça sait tout !?

Limited

The story focuses on a specific Franco-Canadian community. There is no indication of a diverse cast or varied racial dynamics.

How does C'est jeune et ça sait tout ! represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The film emphasizes secularism and sexual freedom over traditional religious values. It portrays the older generation's conservative views as obstacles to be overcome by modern thinking.

Does C'est jeune et ça sait tout ! include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no mention of physical or cognitive disabilities in the story.

Present on Screen

Reverses traditional gender roles by giving the young female protagonist significant intellectual and sexual influence.
Challenges conservative social norms by advocating for secularism and modern sexual attitudes.
Shifts the generational power dynamic through character-driven evolution.

Limited or Absent

Does not include explicit LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight characters.
Does not show a diverse range of racial and ethnic backgrounds.
Focuses on a culturally homogeneous environment with limited multi-layered depth.

Official Synopsis

When Charles Le Braque learns that his boss' 17 years old daughter is pregnant, he fears that his 16 years old nice Joel from France, who's spending her vacation with them in Canada, might fall into the same trap. So he and his wife decide to give her the lecture of plants and bees... but it turns out that she's already well informed, gives them a lecture about simultaneous orgasms. She inspires the sexually repressed couple to start experimenting with "modern" forms of sex.

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