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Manana

Name: Manana
Director: Zaza Gudavadze, Shalva Martashvili
Released: 1958
Duration: 85 min

Representation Score

3.7/10

Limited

1958

Director

Zaza Gudavadze, Shalva Martashvili

Runtime

85 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Manana is a didactic family film that prioritizes social cohesion and moral instruction. The narrative follows a mischievous girl's journey from deception to becoming a model student, emphasizing the importance of honesty and familial bonds. While the film includes visibility for disability through the elderly grandparents and centers on a female lead, it lacks multi-layered complexity. The story functions primarily to reinforce traditionalist values and the restoration of social order. Ultimately, the film serves as a tool for communal stability, focusing on the preservation of the traditional family structure.

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Category Breakdown

Does Manana have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film focuses on a traditional family unit with no representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth perspectives.

How does Manana portray gender?

Fair

A female character drives the plot through her mischief, but her story ends with her conforming to social norms as a 'model pupil,' reinforcing traditional behavioral expectations.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Manana?

Fair

As a Georgian production, the film likely features a culturally homogeneous cast operating within a localized ethnic framework.

How does Manana represent religion and culture?

Limited

The story prioritizes social order, respect for elders, and moral conformity, reinforcing the stability of the traditional family unit.

Does Manana include disability representation?

Fair

The inclusion of blind grandparents provides visibility for sensory disabilities, serving as emotional anchors for the protagonist's moral development.

Present on Screen

Provides visibility for sensory disabilities through the inclusion of blind elderly characters.
Centers on a female protagonist who drives the narrative conflict.

Limited or Absent

The narrative reinforces traditional social norms rather than offering systemic critique.
Lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth perspectives.
The protagonist's arc emphasizes conformity over individual ability to act.

Official Synopsis

The film tells the story of the adventures of the usual mischievous girl, full of tricks, which will promote the love of a blind elderly grandmother and grandfather, lies misled those around you. But naturally kind and intelligent child soon he realizes that would be to all people and has promised that from now on will become a model pupil

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