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Quiet Days in Clichy

Name: Quiet Days in Clichy
Director: Jens Jørgen Thorsen
Released: 1970
Duration: 80 min

Representation Score

5.4/10

Fair

1970

Not Rated

Director

Jens Jørgen Thorsen

Runtime

80 minutes

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Quiet Days in Clichy serves as an experimental study of human impulse and urban existence. It succeeds in subverting mid-century social expectations by replacing rigid moral structures with a fluid, observational approach to sexuality and desire. The film's strength lies in its rejection of traditional hierarchies, particularly regarding gender and social norms. By focusing on decadent, non-consequential social behaviors, it aligns with the progressive, postmodern cinematic movements of the 1970s. However, the work remains limited in its breadth of representation. It lacks clear evidence of racial diversity or specific LGBTQ+ identities, and provides no visible engagement with disability representation.

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Category Breakdown

Does Quiet Days in Clichy have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film explores liberated sexuality and challenges traditional romantic structures. However, it does not provide clear examples of specific LGBTQ+ character arcs or non-straight relationships.

How does Quiet Days in Clichy portray gender?

Good

Women are portrayed as active participants in a landscape of shared desire rather than submissive figures. This approach disrupts traditional gender hierarchies and domestic roles.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Quiet Days in Clichy?

Limited

The narrative focuses on Parisian urban life but lacks significant racial or ethnic diversity. It appears to reflect the demographics typical of 1970s Europe.

How does Quiet Days in Clichy represent religion and culture?

Good

The film embraces moral relativism and hedonism, challenging traditional Western institutions like the nuclear family. It prioritizes subjective experience over religious or conventional social norms.

Does Quiet Days in Clichy include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no discernible evidence regarding the portrayal of physical or neurodivergent disabilities within the film.

Present on Screen

Subverts traditional gender hierarchies by portraying women as active, desiring participants.
Challenges conventional morality through a focus on hedonism and moral relativism.
Disrupts rigid social structures by prioritizing subjective, liberated human experiences.

Limited or Absent

Lacks explicit representation of diverse racial or ethnic identities within the Parisian setting.
Provides no discernible evidence of physical or neurodivergent disability representation.
Does not offer specific, confirmed character arcs for LGBTQ+ identities.

Official Synopsis

Joey is a struggling writer with no money. His roommate Carl is a charming stud with a taste for young girls. Together, these two insatiable dreamers will laugh, love and screw their way through a decadent Paris paved with wanton women, wild orgies and outrageous erotic adventures.

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