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The Time Has Come for Love to Try

Name: The Time Has Come for Love to Try
Director: Zoran Čalić
Released: 1980
Duration: 93 min

Representation Score

2.9/10

Limited

1980

Director

Zoran Čalić

Runtime

93 minutes

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The film operates as a localized romantic comedy that prioritizes character-driven social realism over progressive subversion. While it disrupts idealized family clichés by centering a conflict around pregnancy and familial discord, it lacks multi-layered complexity. The narrative focuses on the tension between individual ability to act and communal tradition. While it explores emotional autonomy, the characters are ultimately defined by their roles within established social and familial hierarchies.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Time Has Come for Love to Try have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film follows traditional heterosexual relationships typical of its era. There are no same-sex relationships or non-binary gender identities.

How does The Time Has Come for Love to Try portray gender?

Fair

Marija and Boba drive the emotional stakes through themes of reproductive choice and autonomy. However, characters remain tied to patriarchal social consequences and traditional family structures.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Time Has Come for Love to Try?

Limited

The film depicts a relatively homogeneous ethnic landscape consistent with its Yugoslavian setting. It maintains a traditional demographic focus without evidence of multi-ethnic ensembles.

How does The Time Has Come for Love to Try represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story explores the friction between individual romantic pursuits and rigid family expectations. It offers a subtle critique of how traditional family units pressure personal happiness.

Does The Time Has Come for Love to Try include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no documented evidence regarding the portrayal of physical or neurodivergent disabilities within the narrative.

Present on Screen

Explores female empowerment regarding reproductive choices and emotional autonomy.
Provides a subtle critique of the pressure exerted by traditional family institutions.

Limited or Absent

Lacks multi-layered complexity or the deliberate subversion of systemic hierarchies.
Maintains a homogeneous demographic focus typical of localized period dramas.
Adheres to conventional heterosexual romantic structures.

Official Synopsis

Though the problem of Marija's pregnancy may be solved, her relationship with Boba causes a rift between the Pavlović and Todorović families.

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