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Back Streets of Paris

Name: Back Streets of Paris
Director: Marcel Blistène, Jacques Feyder
Released: 1946
Duration: 100 min

Representation Score

4.0/10

Limited

1946

Director

Marcel Blistène, Jacques Feyder

Runtime

100 minutes

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Back Streets of Paris succeeds in challenging mid-century gender norms through its strong, autonomous female lead. However, the film lacks diversity in terms of racial and LGBTQ+ representation, reflecting the demographic homogeneity of its era. Ultimately, the film's strength lies in its rejection of moral absolutism and its focus on systemic realism over traditionalist ideals.

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Category Breakdown

Does Back Streets of Paris have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The story focuses on criminal relationships but does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or non-cisgender identities.

How does Back Streets of Paris portray gender?

Good

Madame Rose challenges traditional gender roles as a strong-willed protagonist who exercises power through smuggling and murder.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Back Streets of Paris?

Minimal

The film reflects the demographic homogeneity of mid-century European crime dramas, focusing on local criminal elements in a Parisian suburb.

How does Back Streets of Paris represent religion and culture?

Good

The film questions Western institutional morality by prioritizing survival over legal or religious structures, exploring a subjective morality within a seedy underworld.

Does Back Streets of Paris include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no information about the depiction of visible or invisible disabilities in the synopsis. No characters are described as having specific disability-related plot devices.

Present on Screen

Subverts traditional gender norms through a powerful, autonomous female lead.
Challenges conventional morality by focusing on characters operating outside legal frameworks.
Provides a sophisticated deconstruction of mid-century feminine archetypes.

Limited or Absent

Lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-cisgender gender expressions.
Shows significant demographic homogeneity with minimal racial or ethnic diversity.
Does not address disability or diverse physical experiences within the narrative.

Official Synopsis

Madame Rose runs a seedy hotel in a suburb of Paris. Strong-minded but without the least moral scruple, she once killed her husband whose honesty was a hindrance to her business. Under a suspended sentence, she now indulges in smuggling. One day, Victor, one of her former accomplices hounded by the police, finds sanctuary with her. During a drinking spree, he has the bad idea to entrust to her a suitcase filled with bank notes, a loot with which Victor hopes to rebuild his life in South America. But Rose, lured by temptation, betrays Victor, who is arrested by the police. However, he manages to escape with only one thing in mind, to take revenge on Rose...

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