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The Grasshopper

Name: The Grasshopper
Director: Samson Samsonov
Released: 1955
Duration: 91 min

Representation Score

1.1/10

Minimal

1955

Director

Samson Samsonov

Runtime

91 minutes

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The film is a period-specific drama set in 1955, focusing on the interpersonal friction within a conventional marriage. It centers on individual character flaws rather than the complexities of intersecting identities. The narrative structure relies on traditional hierarchies, with the male protagonist occupying the sphere of professional labor and the female protagonist defined by her social ambitions. Ultimately, the film lacks intentional efforts to disrupt established social or identity-based structures, reflecting the demographic and social homogeneity typical of its era and region.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Grasshopper have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film focuses on a traditional marital relationship and does not include any non-straight or non-cisgender identities. It also does not challenge the idea that everyone is straight or cisgender.

How does The Grasshopper portray gender?

Limited

The story sets up a contrast between the male professional and the social-climbing wife, reinforcing traditional roles where the man provides for the family and the woman focuses on social status.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Grasshopper?

Minimal

The setting reflects the demographic uniformity of the mid-century Soviet era. There is no indication of a multi-ethnic cast or diverse racial representation.

How does The Grasshopper represent religion and culture?

Limited

The narrative explores tensions around social prestige and professional stability within the context of the time, adhering to the social morality of its era without challenging systemic structures.

Does The Grasshopper include disability representation?

Minimal

While the protagonist works as an anatomist, there is no evidence of characters with disabilities being shown as central figures or having significant roles in the narrative.

Present on Screen

Provides a focused character study of the tension between professional duty and domestic social aspirations.

Limited or Absent

Lacks complexity in addressing intersecting identities and fails to challenge traditional gender hierarchies or systemic norms.
Does not engage with queer themes or non-straight or non-cisgender identities.
Reflects significant demographic homogeneity with no evidence of multi-ethnic representation.

Official Synopsis

Osip Dymov, the titular counselor and the doctor of thirty one years, serves in two hospitals at the same time: intern and anatomist. From nine o'clock in the morning and in the forenoon accepts patients, then goes to open corpses. But its income is hardly enough for a covering of expenses of the wife mad about talents and celebrities in the art and artistic environment whom it daily accepts in the house.

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