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¡Bruja, más que bruja!

Name: ¡Bruja, más que bruja!
Director: Fernando Fernán Gómez
Released: 1977
Duration: 92 min

Representation Score

6.6/10

Good

1977

Director

Fernando Fernán Gómez

Runtime

92 minutes

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Fernando Fernán Gómez uses satire to deconstruct traditional power structures and social rigidity. The film succeeds in its critique of patriarchal hierarchies and the way communal superstition is used to suppress female autonomy. However, the work is limited by the demographic homogeneity of its historical setting. It lacks representation for LGBTQ+ identities and racial diversity, adhering strictly to the provincial Spanish context of the era. Ultimately, the film is a sophisticated social critique that trades modern demographic breadth for a deep investigation into institutional corruption and gendered persecution.

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Category Breakdown

Does ¡Bruja, más que bruja! have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film focuses on social structures that assume everyone is straight and cisgender. There are no queer narratives or non-cisgender identities in the story.

How does ¡Bruja, más que bruja! portray gender?

Good

The plot challenges the idea of passive women by focusing on a woman accused of witchcraft. It explores the tension between a woman's ability to drive the story and the control exerted by a patriarchal society.

How racially and ethnically diverse is ¡Bruja, más que bruja!?

Limited

Set in a rural Spanish context, the film reflects the demographic homogeneity of its time. The cast and narrative do not engage with racial or ethnic diversity.

How does ¡Bruja, más que bruja! represent religion and culture?

Good

The narrative criticizes religious authority and communal superstition. It portrays organized social structures and the cacique system as potentially oppressive or irrational tools of control.

Does ¡Bruja, más que bruja! include disability representation?

Fair

The film lacks characters with specific disabilities. It only touches upon the psychological state of a community driven by collective hysteria and superstition.

Present on Screen

Provides a nuanced critique of patriarchal control and male-dominated social hierarchies.
Challenges traditional gender roles by centering the narrative on women's ability to drive the story and resistance.
Offers a sophisticated deconstruction of religious authority and systemic corruption through satire.

Limited or Absent

Lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth narratives.
Reflects significant demographic homogeneity with minimal racial or ethnic diversity.
Does not feature characters with disabilities as primary drivers of ability to act.

Official Synopsis

A small provincial town lives under the caprices of Don Justin, the local cacique. This forces the young Mariana to marry him, taking advantage of the fact that her nephew Juan, the boyfriend of the girl, is far away from military service. Upon his return, Juan is mocked and goes to a witch to assist him in his revenge.

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