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Hvis lille pige er du?

Name: Hvis lille pige er du?
Director: Erik Balling
Released: 1963
Duration: 100 min

Representation Score

3.3/10

Limited

1963

Director

Erik Balling

Runtime

100 minutes

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The film is reflective of its time, lacking in racial and LGBTQ+ diversity. However, it offers a progressive perspective on gendered power dynamics. Eva Brun's active role contrasts sharply with passive female roles typical of mid-century cinema. Despite its narrow demographic scope, the film provides a critical look at societal institutions.

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Category Breakdown

Does Hvis lille pige er du? have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film focuses solely on heterosexual relationships and conflicts, with no representation of LGBTQ+ identities.

How does Hvis lille pige er du? portray gender?

Good

Eva Brun challenges traditional gender hierarchies by outsmarting a predatory boss and using her intelligence to navigate and manipulate patriarchal structures.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Hvis lille pige er du??

Minimal

The cast mirrors the demographic homogeneity of 1963 Denmark, with no indication of racial diversity.

How does Hvis lille pige er du? represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film critiques Western institutions such as marriage, presenting them as tools for opportunistic maneuvering rather than sacred traditions.

Does Hvis lille pige er du? include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no depiction of characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities in this production.

Present on Screen

The protagonist takes a leading role by rejecting predatory male authority.
The narrative challenges traditional gender hierarchies through strategic social maneuvering.
It offers a witty critique of marriage and patriarchal economic structures.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks any representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth characters.
The cast reflects a high degree of racial and ethnic homogeneity.
There is no visible representation of characters with disabilities.

Official Synopsis

The young, hard-working, and extremely attractive Eva Brun works as secretary to Director Jansen. But when her boss becomes a little too fond of Eva's "work," she quits. Tired of men and tired of lecherous male bosses, she devises a cunning plan. She wants to get married and divorced as quickly as possible so she can live off alimony. And Eva chooses shipowner's son Hans P. Larsen as her victim. But Hans has his own agenda. And soon the two begin a cunning game, the outcome of which only Cupid's arrows know.

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