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Name: The World Has Gone Mad...
Director: Errikos Thalassinos
Released: 1967
Duration: 90 min

Representation Score

4.1/10

Fair

1967

Director

Errikos Thalassinos

Runtime

90 minutes

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The film explores individual ability to act within a traditional social structure. It excels in giving the female lead the tactical intellect to challenge existing power imbalances. However, the work lacks diversity in terms of racial and LGBTQ+ representation, limiting its overall inclusiveness.

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Category Breakdown

Does The World Has Gone Mad... have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film focuses on heterosexual relationships and infidelity, with no representation of LGBTQ+ narratives or non-cisgender identities.

How does The World Has Gone Mad... portray gender?

Good

Katy challenges traditional female passivity by actively driving the plot through strategic social maneuvers. She is not portrayed as a submissive partner but rather as an active participant.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The World Has Gone Mad...?

Limited

The setting is localized to 1960s Greece, with no indication of a multi-ethnic cast or diverse racial identities.

How does The World Has Gone Mad... represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film critiques traditional institutions like marriage by presenting infidelity as a corrective measure. It moves away from rigid moral codes towards a more situational ethics framework.

Does The World Has Gone Mad... include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no visible or invisible disabilities mentioned or central to the character arcs in this production.

Present on Screen

The protagonist, Katy, demonstrates a significant role in driving the story and strategic intellect.
The narrative challenges traditional expectations of female passivity in romantic plots.
The film offers a critique of rigid moral codes and traditional marital sanctity.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks representation of diverse racial and ethnic identities.
There is no evidence of LGBTQ+ or non-cisgender narratives.
The social environment remains culturally homogeneous and lacks multi-layered breadth.

Official Synopsis

The beautiful Katy, employee Patroklos fashion firm is engaged to lawyer Lycurgus Karanikolarea, but he flirts shamelessly with other women, despite their faith and loyalty vows she has made. To get the blood back and give him a firm lesson begins flirting with five men at the same time: the partner of Lycurgus, Dionysis, his Patroclus accountant Pythagoras, a giegie left over from her own apartment, Reno called dynamite, the cantor cousin of Patroclus, James, and the director of a school wrestlers, Hercules Karamasista.

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