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Feature Film About Life
2021
Director
Dovilė Šarutytė
Runtime
100 minutes
Average Rating
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It is highly probable that before their own death, everyone has to organise someone else’s funeral. This is by far not an easy task. In addition to the searing grief, dying also brings a number of tasks that are at once utterly alien and intensely time-critical. The main character of this film, Dovile, who unexpectedly has to bury her father, has to face the bedlam of exactly such a challenge. Overnight, the young girl has to become a skilful organiser of a family event, while also being a specialist on coffins, urns, wreaths and funeral feasts. Dovile’s journey towards organising a perfect funeral is inevitably full of hardship and mishaps, accompanied mainly by black humour and comical situations.
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Overall Score
6.0/10
Good
Category Breakdown
LGBTQ+ Representation
Gender Representation
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
Religious & Cultural Diversity
Disability Representation
Strengths
- Subverts gender tropes by presenting a female protagonist with high agency and competence.
- Uses black humor to provide a progressive, secular perspective on traditional mourning rituals.
Areas for Improvement
- Lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-heteronormative narratives.
- Shows a lack of racial and ethnic diversity, leaning toward a homogeneous regional cast.
AI Analysis
The film is a character-driven comedy-drama that finds its strength in subverting gendered expectations. By placing a young woman in a position of logistical leadership during a family crisis, the story grants her significant agency. However, the film's scope appears culturally localized and homogeneous. While it offers a sophisticated deconstruction of social rituals, it lacks explicit markers of intersectional identity or diverse ethnic representation. Ultimately, the work succeeds as a nuanced study of individual experience against the backdrop of traditional institutions.
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