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Peace in the Fields

Name: Peace in the Fields
Director: Jacques Boigelot
Released: 1972
Duration: 91 min

Representation Score

2.7/10

Limited

1972

Director

Jacques Boigelot

Runtime

91 minutes

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Peace in the Fields is a historical drama that prioritizes thematic critique over modern diversity. It functions primarily as a study of provincial prejudice and the dangers of superstition within a specific European context. The film earns its score by deconstructing social hierarchies and the weaponization of communal morality. However, it remains limited by its period setting, resulting in a lack of racial and LGBTQ+ diversity. Ultimately, the work is a specialized exploration of systemic victimhood rather than a broad representation of diverse identities.

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Category Breakdown

Does Peace in the Fields have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any visible LGBTQ+ characters or narratives. It focuses on the domestic and communal tensions in a rural Belgian setting.

How does Peace in the Fields portray gender?

Fair

The story centers on a mother facing intense communal scrutiny. By framing her through witchcraft accusations, the film examines how gendered identities are used as weapons by social policing.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Peace in the Fields?

Limited

Set in the Belgian countryside during the late 1920s, the film depicts a homogeneous rural population. There is no evidence of racial blending or non-white casting.

How does Peace in the Fields represent religion and culture?

Good

The film critiques oppressive communal morality and religious dogma. It uses the persecution of an individual to challenge how traditional social structures enforce conformity through fear.

Does Peace in the Fields include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no explicit evidence of characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities. While it touches on social 'otherness,' no specific disabilities are portrayed.

Present on Screen

Critiques traditional social hierarchies and the oppressive nature of communal morality.
Examines how gendered identities are targeted by social policing.
Deconstructs superstition and systemic prejudice.

Limited or Absent

Lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight-centered narratives.
Features a homogeneous cast with no racial or ethnic diversity.
Does not provide explicit portrayals of characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

This is a film which was made in Belgium in the early '60s and was never released. However, it somehow got included in the American Oscar category for "Best Foreign Film," and was finally released in its home country in 1971. It explores the issues of prejudice and superstition in the Belgian countryside through the troubles of a middle-aged farmer whose mother has been accused of being a witch. In French, this picture is based on a true story which took place in the late 1920s and early '30s.

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