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Vedette

Name: Vedette
Director: Patrice Chagnard, Claudine Bories
Released: 2022
Duration: 100 min

Representation Score

4.7/10

Fair

2022

Director

Patrice Chagnard, Claudine Bories

Runtime

100 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Vedette is a contemplative documentary that shifts the viewer's perspective from human-centric dominance to an observational relationship with the natural world. It uses a non-human subject to challenge traditional hierarchies of power and perception. While the film lacks overt demographic diversity, it successfully subverts conventional leadership clichés by focusing on a matriarchal figure and communal caretaking. Ultimately, the work critiques standard competitive social structures, prioritizing a cyclical and communal view of existence over traditional anthropocentric narratives.

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Category Breakdown

Does Vedette have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film focuses on animal subjects and rural neighbors. There are no explicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes.

How does Vedette portray gender?

Fair

The story centers on a female cow and her care by female neighbors. This disrupts traditional masculine power dynamics through communal care.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Vedette?

Limited

The setting is a localized, rural area in the Alps. There is no evidence of a diverse or multi-ethnic cast.

How does Vedette represent religion and culture?

Good

The film engages with non-traditional perspectives by deconstructing established viewpoints. It favors a communal view of existence over rigid, competitive social structures.

Does Vedette include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no mention of characters navigating physical, sensory, or neurodivergent disabilities.

Present on Screen

Subverts traditional leadership hierarchies by centering a female animal and female caretakers.
Challenges anthropocentric viewpoints through a unique, non-human narrative lens.
Promotes a communal and observational perspective on the natural world.

Limited or Absent

Lacks intentional racial or ethnic diversity within its localized setting.
Provides no explicit engagement with LGBTQ+ themes or characters.
Does not address physical or neurodivergent disability representation.

Official Synopsis

Vedette is a cow. Vedette is queen. She was even once queen of the queens of the Alps. But Vedette is getting older. In order to save her the humiliation of being dethroned by young rivals, our neighbors, Elise and Nicole let us look after her for an entire summer. This is where our vision changes : our vision of the cows, of our local neighbors, in short, our vision of the world.

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