As Good as Married
1937
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She Married Her Boss
Representation Score
1.8/10
Minimal
1935
ApprovedDirector
Gregory La Cava
Runtime
85 minutes
Average Rating
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The film reflects its time period, lacking in racial, LGBTQ+, and disability representation. Despite this, it excels in its treatment of gender by giving the female protagonist significant professional authority and intellectual leadership. This disrupts the era's typical submissive female roles. Ultimately, the work explores power dynamics through the conflict between professional competence and traditional domestic expectations.
Category Breakdown
Does She Married Her Boss have LGBTQ+ representation?
The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or non-straight relationships. The romantic storyline follows a traditional heterosexual couple.
How does She Married Her Boss portray gender?
The film centers on a female lead who holds a high-level professional position. Tension arises when her workplace authority clashes with traditional domestic roles.
How racially and ethnically diverse is She Married Her Boss?
The cast is predominantly white, reflecting the social exclusions of 1935. There is no significant racial or multi-layered diversity present.
How does She Married Her Boss represent religion and culture?
The story is set in a Western capitalist context and focuses on middle-class urban ambitions. It reinforces traditional social frameworks without challenging them.
Does She Married Her Boss include disability representation?
No visible or invisible disabilities are shown. Characters are portrayed through standard able-bodied professional roles.
Present on Screen
- The film challenges traditional gender roles by portraying a female lead with significant professional authority.
- It examines the tension between workplace authority and traditional domestic roles through comedy.
Limited or Absent
- The cast lacks racial and ethnic diversity, mirroring the era's social homogeneity.
- There is no representation of LGBTQ+ identities or characters.
- The narrative does not portray any characters with visible or invisible disabilities.
Official Synopsis
A super-efficient secretary at a department store falls for and marries her boss, but finds out that taking care of him at home (and especially his spoiled-brat daughter) is a lot different than taking care of him at work.
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