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This Man Must Die

Name: This Man Must Die
Director: Claude Chabrol
Released: 1969
Duration: 113 min

Representation Score

2.5/10

Limited

1969

Director

Claude Chabrol

Runtime

113 minutes

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Claude Chabrol’s thriller explores moral relativism through a lens of vigilante justice, subverting traditional views of legal and social order. However, the film is limited by the social constraints of its time, lacking diverse representations of race, gender, and disability. Its strength lies in its thematic depth, but it remains socially narrow.

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Category Breakdown

Does This Man Must Die have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or stories about non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth identities. The main conflict revolves around traditional revenge.

How does This Man Must Die portray gender?

Fair

The story centers on a male protagonist seeking revenge, but Helène Lanson's role suggests she could play a more complex part in driving the narrative.

How racially and ethnically diverse is This Man Must Die?

Minimal

The film focuses on a homogeneous social group typical of 1960s French cinema. There is no indication of a diverse cast in terms of race or ethnicity.

How does This Man Must Die represent religion and culture?

Good

The film critiques justice by examining extrajudicial retribution and challenging the moral failures of social institutions. It presents a progressive view of bourgeois morality.

Does This Man Must Die include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no characters with visible or invisible disabilities in the film. Disability is not used as a narrative device here.

Present on Screen

The film delves deeply into subjective morality and challenges traditional justice systems.
It offers a sophisticated critique of bourgeois ethics and moral decay within certain social classes.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks racial and ethnic diversity in its central narrative and cast.
There is no representation of LGBTQ+ individuals or non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth gender identities.
Characters with visible or invisible disabilities are not included in the narrative.

Official Synopsis

When his young son is killed in a hit and run accident, Charles Thenier resolves to hunt down and murder the killer. By chance, Thenier makes the acquaintance of an actress, Helène Lanson, who was in the car at the time of the accident. He then meets Helène’s brother-in-law, Paul Decourt, a truly horrible individual.

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