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Ultra Rêve

Name: Ultra Rêve
Director: Jonathan Vinel, Bertrand Mandico, Yann Gonzalez, Caroline Poggi
Released: 2018
Duration: 84 min

Representation Score

8.6/10

Excellent

2018

Director

Jonathan Vinel, Bertrand Mandico, Yann Gonzalez, Caroline Poggi

Runtime

84 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Ultra Rêve is a sophisticated experimental anthology that dismantles traditional narratives and social hierarchies. Using dream-logic and pop fantasy, the directors explore complex internal emotions. The work excels in challenging gender and romantic norms, favoring psychological flux over rigid social roles. However, the focus on the metaphysical and sensory experience limits explicit social representation. The emphasis on atmosphere leaves little room for clear depictions of racial the way different parts of someone's identity overlap or disability-based ability to act.

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Category Breakdown

Does Ultra Rêve have LGBTQ+ representation?

Good

The anthology explores non-traditional forms of love and unconventional relationships. It replaces typical courtship with surreal, intimate scenarios.

How does Ultra Rêve portray gender?

Good

The films challenge traditional gender roles by focusing on psychological states rather than social roles. They represent gender in a fluid, symbolic manner.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Ultra Rêve?

Fair

The films emphasize visual and atmospheric elements over direct social commentary on race. There is no clear indication of multiple racial identities intersecting.

How does Ultra Rêve represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The work challenges traditional cultural norms by emphasizing dream-based morality over structured societal values. It offers a fragmented, multi-sensory experience.

Does Ultra Rêve include disability representation?

Fair

Nightmarish creatures offer spaces for non-standard bodies, but there is no clear evidence of characters with disabilities having real influence beyond stylization.

Present on Screen

Challenges traditional romantic structures through surreal intimacy.
Disrupts traditional gender hierarchies by prioritizing psychological states.
Subverts cultural norms by rejecting singular, Western-centric realism.
Uses dream-logic to explore non-traditional desires.

Limited or Absent

Needs more focus on racial the way different parts of someone's identity overlap and diverse casting.
Characters with disabilities lack meaningful influence beyond stylization.
Relies heavily on aesthetic stylization over social commentary.

Official Synopsis

Three short films, out of the ordinary, brought together under a bewitching and enticing title. They are After School Knife Fight by the duo Poggi/Vinel, Les Îles by Gonzales, and Ultra Pulpe by Mandico. Three atmospheres, three sensitivities, going through three forms of expression (music, theatre and cinema) and which, put end-to-end, create an alternative pathway towards borrowed worlds of romance first, then obsession, and in the end, possession. Worlds of soft naivety, of nightmarish creatures and of pop fantasy, reminding us of the mysterious and velvety snatches of our dreams that stick to the spirit when one leaves them.

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