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Themroc

Name: Themroc
Director: Claude Faraldo
Released: 1973
Duration: 104 min

Representation Score

6.9/10

Good

1973

Director

Claude Faraldo

Runtime

104 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Themroc is a powerful critique of the Western social contract, emphasizing a rejection of systemic institutional power over traditional morality. It excels as a cultural critique by presenting the rejection of bourgeois capitalism as a form of liberation. However, the film lacks demographic diversity, offering minimal representation of LGBTQ+ individuals or intentional racial diversity. Its strength lies in its subversion of social stability and gender roles, while failing to provide meaningful representation for underrepresented identities or people with disabilities.

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Category Breakdown

Does Themroc have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film does not include explicit LGBTQ+ characters or explore themes related to sexual orientation or gender identity. Instead, it focuses on primal, biological instincts.

How does Themroc portray gender?

Good

The traditional roles of masculinity and patriarchal structures are challenged as the domestic sphere breaks down. The protagonist rejects his family role, undermining conventional ideas of male leadership.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Themroc?

Limited

The story is set in a specific Parisian urban environment and does not significantly blend races or cast a diverse range of actors to challenge historical norms.

How does Themroc represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The film critiques Western urban civilization and capitalist structures, portraying traditional institutions as weak facades that crumble under pressure.

Does Themroc include disability representation?

Fair

The film does not feature characters with visible or invisible disabilities, nor does it give significant roles to those with neurodivergent or physical conditions.

Present on Screen

Offers a sophisticated critique of Western urban civilization and capitalist structures.
Subverts traditional gender hierarchies by showing the breakdown of the domestic sphere.
Challenges the stability of bourgeois life through a narrative of social regression.

Limited or Absent

Does not include explicit LGBTQ+ characters or explore themes related to non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth identities.
Does not significantly blend races or cast a diverse range of actors.
Does not portray characters with disabilities with any significant roles.

Official Synopsis

Themroc, a bachelor house painter living at home with his mother, leads a sad and colorless life. One day, after a run-in with his boss, he rebels. He wrecks his apartment, rejects every facet of bourgeois life, and begins acting like an urban, modern-day Neanderthal.

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