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The Discord

Name: The Discord
Director: Claude Zidi
Released: 1978
Duration: 90 min

Representation Score

2.4/10

Limited

1978

Director

Claude Zidi

Runtime

90 minutes

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The film is a character-driven comedy focusing on the tension between private domestic life and public professional ambitions. While it lacks broad representation of race or LGBTQ+ identities, it offers a notable challenge to traditional gender roles. Bernadette's journey from a dissatisfied wife to a political candidate adds a layer of female empowerment often missing in period comedies. This shift expands the story beyond a simple domestic conflict into a pursuit of independent public influence. However, the film's diversity is limited by its Western-centric perspective. The international elements serve primarily as plot devices rather than fully realized characters, keeping the narrative's social scope narrow.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Discord have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or narratives. The main conflict revolves around a traditional marriage where the husband's career dominates the household.

How does The Discord portray gender?

Fair

Bernadette asserts significant control by refusing to be a passive observer of her husband's career. Her decision to run for mayor shifts the balance of power towards female leadership.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Discord?

Limited

The film includes Japanese business clients, adding a brief international element. However, these characters mainly serve as catalysts for the protagonist's actions rather than being fully developed.

How does The Discord represent religion and culture?

Fair

The narrative examines the tension between capitalist ambitions and the stability of the family unit. It highlights how modern economic pursuits can destabilize traditional family structures.

Does The Discord include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not depict any visible or invisible disabilities. There are no characters identified as having specific physical or cognitive impairments.

Present on Screen

Bernadette's political aspirations highlight female empowerment.
The film challenges traditional patriarchal hierarchies.

Limited or Absent

The narrative lacks LGBTQ+ representation.
International characters are used mainly as plot devices.
The film's social scope remains confined to a Western context.

Official Synopsis

Guillaume has made it: A machine that can clean dirty air by simply sucking all dirt into air balloons and then shipping them far far away so his explanation. Some Japanese business guys, after dinner with a lot of alcohol, order 5,000 pieces. His only problem: His production capacity is way to small so he gets to produce the machines in his private house. His wife Bernadette is far from being happy about it. Her private life goes down the line so she decides to leave Guillaume and to finally have revenge she candidates for major against her husband...

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