
Kouzelník Žito
2018

Representation Score
Minimal
2011
Director
Zdeněk Troška
Runtime
0 minutes
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The Devil's Bride is a traditionalist fantasy that emphasizes continuity with established Western myths and a rigid feudal hierarchy. Representation is limited by the film's adherence to classical storytelling. The romantic conflict is strictly heterosexual, and the setting remains culturally homogeneous, lacking multi-layered depth. Ultimately, the film upholds traditional social structures without challenging them. It serves as a standard family-friendly fantasy that does not address modern diversity or subvert historical clichés.
Category Breakdown
The film focuses on a traditional romantic relationship between a man and a woman. It does not include any characters with non-binary gender identities or challenge the assumption that everyone is straight and cisgender.
Women in the film react to male-dominated or supernatural situations. The Queen acts strategically to protect her children, but she does not challenge traditional gender roles.
The setting reflects a homogeneous, predominantly white environment. Although a foreign prince is mentioned, the visual landscape remains mostly white without diverse ethnic casting.
The story relies heavily on Western mythological and religious themes, such as the Devil. It reinforces traditional institutions like the monarchy and the nuclear family.
The film does not address neurodivergence, physical disabilities, or chronic illnesses. Characters operate within standard physical and cognitive norms.
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Official Synopsis
In a kingdom where the king is forever away on hunts, a restless queen desperate for a child strikes a pact with a devil and soon gives birth to a princess. Raised alongside Štěpán, the chambermaid’s son, the two fall in love, until it’s revealed that on her eighteenth birthday the princess must be wed to Lucifer, so the queen throws a grand ball to betroth her instead to a foreign prince and thwart the infernal bargain.

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