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The Four Times

Name: The Four Times
Director: Michelangelo Frammartino
Released: 2010
Duration: 88 min

Representation Score

5.5/10

Fair

2010

Director

Michelangelo Frammartino

Runtime

88 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The Four Times prioritizes sensory experience over traditional character-driven conflict, disrupting conventional Western narrative structures. By focusing on ecological interconnectedness and a meditative, non-linear approach, it shifts the focus away from human-centric social hierarchies. However, the lack of explicit identity-based representation means it does not deeply explore specific social categories.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Four Times have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film uses an observational style without interpersonal dialogue and does not depict LGBTQ+ identities or queer-coded subtext.

How does The Four Times portray gender?

Fair

The experimental structure avoids traditional gender hierarchies by omitting domestic or professional competition. It does not give much attention to gender roles or ability to act.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Four Times?

Fair

Set in the agrarian reality of Calabria, the film focuses on local people and their relationship with the land. It avoids racial stereotypes by emphasizing human labor and the natural environment.

How does The Four Times represent religion and culture?

Good

The film critiques modern industrialism by highlighting pre-industrial rhythms. It suggests an organic spirituality through the shepherd’s ritualistic connection to the land.

Does The Four Times include disability representation?

Fair

The physical frailty of the elderly shepherd is shown as a natural part of life. This avoids spectacle by integrating vulnerability into the landscape's natural cycles.

Present on Screen

Challenges modern capitalist time structures by prioritizing pre-industrial, manual labor.
Avoids traditional disability clichés by framing physical frailty as a natural biological process.
Provides a critique of Western industrialism through a focus on organic, natural rhythms.

Limited or Absent

Lacks explicit depiction of LGBTQ+ identities or romantic arcs.
Does not actively engage with or challenge specific gendered dynamics or ability to act.
Provides limited representation of diverse ethnic or racial identities beyond its localized setting.

Official Synopsis

An old shepherd lives his last days in a quiet medieval village perched high on the hills of Calabria, at the southernmost tip of Italy. He herds goats under skies that most villagers have deserted long ago. He is sick, and believes to find his medicine in the dust he collects on the church floor, which he drinks in his water every day.

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