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La Brune que voilà

Name: La Brune que voilà
Director: Pierre Sabbagh
Released: 1970

Representation Score

2.5/10

Limited

1970

Director

Pierre Sabbagh

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La Brune que voilà stands out from the era's typical casting by featuring a diverse group of women of color. This inclusion adds racial diversity uncommon in 1970s European comedies. However, the film's potential for progressiveness is hindered by its adherence to old-fashioned gender roles. The plot is driven by a male character who positions women as objects of pursuit rather than independent individuals. Ultimately, while the casting is diverse, the themes remain rooted in traditional comedic structures centered around heterosexual relationships and male dominance.

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Category Breakdown

Does La Brune que voilà have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film focuses on heterosexual relationships and infidelity. It does not include any non-straight or non-cisgender identities or critiques of the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.

How does La Brune que voilà portray gender?

Limited

The story relies on a male seducer cliché where the male character drives the plot. Female characters are primarily objects of desire or catalysts for the man's situation.

How racially and ethnically diverse is La Brune que voilà?

Fair

The film includes a diverse cast, with four women of color playing the roles of mistresses. This presence breaks the usual demographic uniformity of the time.

How does La Brune que voilà represent religion and culture?

Limited

The movie follows mid-century European comedy traditions, focusing on personal relationships and conventional clichés about marriage without critiquing institutions.

Does La Brune que voilà include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no characters with visible or invisible disabilities mentioned in the story.

Present on Screen

The film features a diverse cast of women of color, breaking the typical demographic uniformity of the era.

Limited or Absent

The film reinforces traditional gender hierarchies by prioritizing male control over female independence.
The narrative relies on the 'seducer' cliché, treating women as objects of desire rather than complex characters.
The plot lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or critiques of straight-centered assumptions.

Official Synopsis

Germain, a great seducer, collects the mistresses. There are four, all brown, and all married. When the husband of one of them disembarks to threaten him with death, he must break up. But with which? The gouailleur Robert Lamoureux interprets this man who does not like to leave women.

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