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Cloportes

Name: Cloportes
Director: Pierre Granier-Deferre
Released: 1965
Duration: 95 min

Representation Score

1.7/10

Minimal

1965

Director

Pierre Granier-Deferre

Runtime

95 minutes

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Cloportes is a work of social realism that prioritizes class critique over demographic diversity. It challenges the moral authority of institutions by framing criminal acts as byproducts of socioeconomic neglect. However, the film lacks representation across most identity markers. The narrative is heavily male-dominated and maintains a homogeneous racial profile typical of 1960s French social realism. Ultimately, the film's progressive value lies in its cultural analysis of urban decay rather than its diversity of character identities.

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Category Breakdown

Does Cloportes have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film focuses on a male-centric criminal underworld and the mechanics of a failed heist. There are no LGBTQ+ characters or narratives addressing non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth identities.

How does Cloportes portray gender?

Limited

The narrative ability to act is concentrated among male protagonists within a criminal hierarchy. While domestic life in impoverished settings is depicted, the film lacks significant subversion of traditional gender roles.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Cloportes?

Limited

The film presents a relatively homogeneous depiction of the French urban working class. There is no evidence of a diverse, multi-ethnic cast disrupting standard 1960s demographic presentations.

How does Cloportes represent religion and culture?

Good

The story functions as a naturalist critique of systemic failures and class disparity. It centers on the survival mechanisms of the disenfranchised within an oppressive economic environment.

Does Cloportes include disability representation?

Minimal

The film explores the physical and mental toll of extreme poverty. However, no characters with visible or invisible disabilities serve as central plot devices.

Present on Screen

Provides a sharp naturalist critique of socioeconomic structures and systemic failures.
Effectively portrays the survival mechanisms and struggles of the underrepresented urban underclass.

Limited or Absent

Lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities and non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth characters.
Features a lack of racial and ethnic diversity within the cast.
Maintains traditional gender hierarchies with limited ability to act for female characters.

Official Synopsis

Three little criminals get a tip for a great coup with lots of money in it. Unfortunately they lack the starting funds to buy the required welding torch. So they persuade their successful colleague Alphonse to join their team. But the well thought-out coup fails, and Alphonse is the only one of them who ends up in jail for several years. When he's released, he's out for revenge.

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