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Vier

Name: Vier
Director: Marie Kreutzer
Released: 2022
Duration: 88 min

Representation Score

5.3/10

Fair

2022

TV-14

Director

Marie Kreutzer

Runtime

88 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Vier is a character-driven drama that succeeds in challenging traditional cinematic structures. By placing four women at the center of the narrative, the film elevates women's ability to drive the story and prioritizes subjective emotional experiences over male-driven plots. However, the film's progressive impact is limited by its specific historical and geographic setting. The 1980s Austrian context results in a lack of racial and ethnic diversity, creating a relatively homogeneous social environment. Ultimately, the film serves as a strong feminist work that challenges traditional social norms, even if it operates within a limited demographic scope.

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Category Breakdown

Does Vier have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film explores the fluidity of female connections and romantic entanglements. Although it doesn't show explicit same-sex intimacy, it avoids the male gaze to offer a nuanced portrayal of intimacy.

How does Vier portray gender?

Excellent

Kreutzer disrupts traditional hierarchies by centering the narrative on four women. These protagonists play a significant role in driving the story forward, often resisting the influence of men.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Vier?

Limited

Set in 1980s Austria, the cast is predominantly white and European. This historical accuracy leads to a homogeneous social framework with limited diverse representation.

How does Vier represent religion and culture?

Good

The narrative prioritizes individual emotional truths over rigid institutional or religious dictates. It explores interpersonal dysfunction and deconstructs traditional social expectations through a lens of moral relativism.

Does Vier include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not provide evidence regarding the portrayal of visible or invisible disabilities. The focus remains on the psychological trajectories of the central quartet.

Present on Screen

Strong subversion of traditional gender hierarchies by centering female protagonists.
High degree of emotional and intellectual ability to act granted to the female characters.
Avoidance of the male gaze in favor of nuanced, female-centric intimacy.

Limited or Absent

Lack of racial and ethnic diversity due to the homogeneous setting.
Limited opportunities for diverse representation within the historical framework.
Absence of visible or invisible disability representation in the narrative.

Official Synopsis

Flooding in Krumau am Kamp: three infant bodies, two girls and a boy, are found in the basement of the Trummler family's farm, which has long been uninhabited. The children were suffocated immediately after birth and buried on the spot. A dark reputation precedes the Trummlers – the word "cursed" is used more than once, after the daughter's disappearance without a trace...

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