
For a Woman
2013

Representation Score
Good
2009
Director
Raymond Vouillamoz
Runtime
90 minutes
Average Rating
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Déchaînées highlights female intellectual autonomy and ability to act by focusing on the 1970s liberation movement. However, the film's scope feels geographically and demographically narrow due to its specific Swiss historical context. The narrative may lack racial and ethnic breadth. Ultimately, the film provides a sophisticated critique of social norms and family secrets, despite its Eurocentric lens.
Category Breakdown
The film focuses on a period linked to the rise of queer identities, specifically the woman’s liberation movement. Though there are no confirmed depictions of same-sex relationships, the themes suggest a critique of traditional sexual norms.
Lucy, a female law student, drives the narrative through her pursuit of historical truth. The story centers on women's struggles and disrupts patriarchal histories by emphasizing women's roles.
The film is set in Geneva and focuses on a specific European movement, which suggests a potentially homogeneous demographic. There is no explicit evidence of diverse casting.
The story challenges the sanctity of the traditional family unit by uncovering secrets from past generations. It prioritizes systemic change and dismantles established social hierarchies.
There is no mention of characters dealing with physical, neurodivergent, or mental health conditions. Therefore, no representation of disabilities is present in the current narrative overview.
Present on Screen
Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
Lucy, a 19-year old law student and intern at a Swiss television network in Geneva, comes across her double in archival footage about the woman’s liberation movement in the 70’s. Her family’s resistance to talk about this time convinces Lucy that a secret lurks behind this mysterious woman, named Geneviève.

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