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The Yearling

Name: The Yearling
Director: Clarence Brown
Released: 1946
Duration: 128 min

Representation Score

0.4/10

Minimal

1946

Approved

Director

Clarence Brown

Runtime

128 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The Yearling exemplifies mid-century traditional cinema. Its narrative architecture is centered on established hierarchies of gender and race, focusing on a singular, homogeneous experience of frontier life. By highlighting a white settler family and a patriarchal hierarchy, the film presents a narrow view of the American frontier. While it offers a study of lost innocence, it lacks representation for LGBTQ+ individuals, diverse racial groups, or people with disabilities.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Yearling have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not depict any non-straight relationships or same-sex intimacy. It follows the social standards of the mid-20th century.

How does The Yearling portray gender?

Limited

The story centers around a patriarchal family structure, emphasizing the bond between Penny Baxter and his son. The mother provides emotional support but remains secondary to the main themes of survival and growth.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Yearling?

Minimal

Set in the Florida scrublands, the film focuses almost entirely on a homogeneous white settler family. There is a noticeable lack of non-Anglo-Saxon perspectives or racial diversity.

How does The Yearling represent religion and culture?

Limited

The film upholds traditional Western values, emphasizing duty and acceptance of natural consequences. It reinforces classic moral stories without critiquing social structures.

Does The Yearling include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any characters with visible or invisible disabilities. Disability is not used as a narrative device.

Present on Screen

The film offers a polished, emotional exploration of maturation and the loss of innocence through a naturalistic lens.

Limited or Absent

The narrative lacks racial and ethnic diversity, focusing almost entirely on a homogeneous white settler family.
Gender roles are strictly traditional, centering on patriarchal authority and secondary female roles.
There is no representation of LGBTQ+ identities or characters with disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Jody convinces his parents to allow him to adopt a young deer, but what will happen if the deer misbehaves?

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