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A Village Almost Perfect!

Name: A Village Almost Perfect!
Director: Stéphane Meunier
Released: 2014
Duration: 98 min

Representation Score

4.3/10

Fair

2014

Director

Stéphane Meunier

Runtime

98 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The film operates as a traditional community comedy centered on the tension between urban and rural identities. It relies on established social hierarchies and conventional character archetypes to drive its plot. While the narrative addresses systemic economic pressures like rural desertification, it lacks complexity in addressing multiple aspects of identity. The focus remains on a localized struggle to preserve a village through a singular professional recruitment effort. Ultimately, the work follows a predictable social structure without disrupting traditional norms or featuring diverse representation.

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Category Breakdown

Does A Village Almost Perfect! have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The story focuses on a communal effort to recruit a specific professional. There are no explicit LGBTQ+ characters or non-straight relationships in the story.

How does A Village Almost Perfect! portray gender?

Fair

The plot centers around a male-dominated village hierarchy and a surly male mayor. Although the doctor may disrupt social orders, there is no evidence of significant gender role reversals.

How racially and ethnically diverse is A Village Almost Perfect!?

Limited

Set in a rural French village, the film appears to have a homogeneous demographic. While the doctor's surname may hint at diverse heritage, ethnic identity is not explicitly explored.

How does A Village Almost Perfect! represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film explores the tension between Parisian urbanity and rural values. It touches on economic desertification but follows traditional community-preservation themes without radical social critiques.

Does A Village Almost Perfect! include disability representation?

Minimal

The story contains no mention of characters with visible or invisible disabilities. Disability does not serve as a narrative driver in this comedy.

Present on Screen

Explores systemic economic pressures and desertification affecting rural French communities.
Provides a character-driven look at the friction between urban Parisian and rural village values.

Limited or Absent

Lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight relationships.
Relies on a potentially monolithic, homogeneous demographic typical of localized rural settings.
Does not feature characters with visible or invisible disabilities as narrative drivers.

Official Synopsis

"Saint-Loin-la-Mauderne", a tiny village hurt by the financial crisis and the desertification. Its last hope : Start back the Smoked Salmon factory. The only issue : Insurances require a permanent doctor on site. But it s has been 5 years the previous doctor retired without setting a replacement. The whole village,supporting their surly major Germain, will try everything to convince the very Parisian Doctor Maxime Meyer that happiness is only at Saint-Loin-la-Mauderne! This movie is the french remake of the Canadian movie 'la Grande Seduction'

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