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The Master and Margarita

Name: The Master and Margarita
Director: Aleksandar Petrović
Released: 1972
Duration: 95 min

Representation Score

8.0/10

Good

1972

Director

Aleksandar Petrović

Runtime

95 minutes

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Aleksandar Petrović’s film is a sophisticated deconstruction of power, focusing on intellectual subversion rather than demographic variety. It excels in portraying female empowerment and critiquing institutional dogma. While it lacks contemporary LGBTQ+ or racial the way different parts of someone's identity overlap, it explores individual morality against oppressive systems through supernatural elements.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Master and Margarita have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The story centers on the romantic bond between the Master and Margarita. There are no explicit representations of non-straight identities or queer-coded subplots.

How does The Master and Margarita portray gender?

Good

Margarita is a powerful character who actively navigates supernatural realms to free the Master. She is not passive and plays a significant role in the story.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Master and Margarita?

Fair

The film is set in 1930s Moscow and ancient Jerusalem. Representation is based on these historical settings and does not specifically aim for diverse racial portrayals.

How does The Master and Margarita represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The film critiques centralized authority and state-mandated ideology using supernatural elements to highlight hypocrisy and corruption in rigid social and religious orders.

Does The Master and Margarita include disability representation?

Fair

The Master's descent into paranoia and institutionalization highlights mental health struggles. This portrayal uses his vulnerability to critique the cruelty of state surveillance.

Present on Screen

Margarita is portrayed as a transformative, powerful force with significant influence.
The film offers a profound critique of centralized authority and institutional corruption.
The narrative successfully challenges the 'damsel in distress' cliché through its female lead.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks explicit representation of non-straight identities.
Racial and ethnic diversity is limited by the specific historical settings.
The narrative does not prioritize contemporary demographic variety.

Official Synopsis

Maestro Nikolai Masoudov, a talented writer, and his assistant Margaret, are working on a biblical story of Pontius Pilate. The Satan — Woland, and his lieutenants, are harassing Master by surveillance, by killing his friend, and sending another friend to Gulag prison in Siberia. Victimized by their harassment, Master becomes paranoid, and is locked up in a mental institution. Margaret is trying to save him regardless of the danger.

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