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Name: Mylène Farmer: Ainsi soit je...
Director: Laurent Boutonnat
Released: 1988
Duration: 5 min

Representation Score

1.8/10

Minimal

1988

Director

Laurent Boutonnat

Runtime

5 minutes

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This music video is a high-concept, gothic period piece that emphasizes atmospheric melancholia over social commentary. It employs a sepia-toned aesthetic to evoke a sense of romantic fatalism and mythic longing. The work follows a traditionalist approach to storytelling, featuring a female protagonist at the center of its emotional landscape but lacking the layered complexity or systemic disruption found in more progressive works. Ultimately, the narrative structure is designed to evoke mood rather than engage with contemporary identity politics or social restructuring.

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Category Breakdown

Does Mylène Farmer: Ainsi soit je... have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The story focuses on a traditional, tragic romance between a female and a male character. There are no representations of non-binary or transgender identities, nor are there narratives that challenge the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.

How does Mylène Farmer: Ainsi soit je... portray gender?

Fair

Mylène Farmer plays a central role as the emotional and visual focal point of the narrative. She is depicted through a lens of emotional vulnerability but avoids traditional male-dominated archetypes.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Mylène Farmer: Ainsi soit je...?

Limited

The cast is ethnically uniform, reflecting the film's 19th-century setting. It presents a stylized, Eurocentric historical tableau without diverse casting.

How does Mylène Farmer: Ainsi soit je... represent religion and culture?

Limited

The film uses gothic and religious imagery primarily for stylistic purposes to create an atmosphere. It upholds a traditional view of romantic devotion without critiquing Western institutions.

Does Mylène Farmer: Ainsi soit je... include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no visible depictions of physical or neurodevelopmental disabilities. The focus remains solely on the psychological state of the protagonists through romantic melancholy.

Present on Screen

The female protagonist serves as the central emotional and visual anchor of the story.
The work avoids traditional 'competent male leader' archetypes by focusing on shared tragic obsession.

Limited or Absent

The cast lacks racial and ethnic diversity.
The narrative adheres to conventional romantic archetypes and lacks LGBTQ+ representation.
The film lacks layered complexity or engagement with systemic social issues.

Official Synopsis

Tribute to Walt Disney's animated feature, Bambi. The video was the singer's favourite at the time, and was her sole one in sepia tone. It was broadcast for the first time in the television show Top 50 on Canal+ a few weeks after the single release. The scene of the drowning, shot in the same pond and with almost the same team as that for "Plus grandir", was very difficult to film because the singer was then afraid of the water. Farmer said in an interview that the sobriety of the clip was well suited to this song.

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