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Back in Business

Name: Back in Business
Director: Gérard Pautonnier
Released: 2017
Duration: 86 min

Representation Score

3.3/10

Limited

2017

Director

Gérard Pautonnier

Runtime

86 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Grand Froid is a traditional situational comedy centered on the mishaps of a funeral convoy. The narrative structure is straightforward, focusing on local, small-town dynamics without addressing multi-layered issues. The film does not intentionally explore diverse identity politics. It relies on a male-centric professional setting and a homogeneous social backdrop, offering little disruption to established social hierarchies. Ultimately, the work functions as a localized character study. It prioritizes a comedy of errors over the exploration of complex, multi-layered social or cultural identities.

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Category Breakdown

Does Back in Business have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film does not include any explicit references to LGBTQ+ characters or non-cisgender identities. The story focuses solely on the professional aspects of a funeral business.

How does Back in Business portray gender?

Fair

The story revolves around a male-dominated environment featuring Georges, Eddy, and Edmond Zweck. Female characters play minor roles and have little influence over the main plot.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Back in Business?

Limited

The film is set in a small, homogeneous town where there is no indication of multi-ethnic or racially diverse dynamics.

How does Back in Business represent religion and culture?

Fair

The plot centers on Western traditions related to death and mortality. It functions as a character-driven comedy without critiquing religious or social institutions.

Does Back in Business include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no characters with neurodivergence or physical disabilities. The deceased serves primarily as a plot device rather than a fully developed character.

Present on Screen

The film offers a focused character study within a specific professional context.
It employs a classic comedy of errors structure to drive the narrative.

Limited or Absent

The narrative lacks women's ability to drive the story and diverse gender representation.
There is a notable absence of racial and ethnic diversity in the setting.
The story does not engage with LGBTQ+ identities or non-cisgender themes.

Official Synopsis

In a small town lost in the middle of nowhere, Edmond Zweck's funeral business is on the wing. The company now has only two employees: Georges, Zweck's right-hand man, and Eddy, a young man still a novice in the trade. One fine morning, however, a dead man pointed his nose. Hope is born again. Georges and Eddy are responsible for leading the deceased to his last abode. But in search of the cemetery that can not be found, the funeral convoy goes astray and the journey turns into a fiasco.

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