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Beatrice

Name: Beatrice
Director: Bertrand Tavernier
Released: 1987
Duration: 131 min

Representation Score

5.1/10

Fair

1987

Director

Bertrand Tavernier

Runtime

131 minutes

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Beatrice serves as a critique of traditional power structures through a historical lens. The film explores the fragility and potential harm of authority systems rather than idealizing them. While the film lacks broad demographic diversity, it excels in challenging conventional views of the heroic patriarch. The narrative centers on those affected by systemic or familial abuse.

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Category Breakdown

Does Beatrice have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film doesn't include any explicit LGBTQ+ characters or situations where gender or sexual orientation isn't assumed to be heterosexual. The story focuses on the family unit and the return of the father figure.

How does Beatrice portray gender?

Good

The story challenges the idea of the heroic father by showing him as abusive instead of protective. This shifts the focus to Béatrice as she deals with the failures of patriarchy.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Beatrice?

Limited

Set in Medieval France, the film reflects a historically homogeneous population. There is no indication of diverse casting.

How does Beatrice represent religion and culture?

Good

The film questions traditional Western institutions by presenting the father as an abuser, thus breaking down the sanctity of the patriarchal family structure and established social order.

Does Beatrice include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no mention of characters with visible or invisible disabilities in the story.

Present on Screen

Challenges traditional gender roles by portraying masculinity as harmful rather than stabilizing.
Offers a powerful critique of established social hierarchies and the sanctity of patriarchal authority.
Shifts the narrative focus to the female protagonist as she navigates familial trauma.

Limited or Absent

Lacks demographic diversity and varied representations of different backgrounds.
Limited racial and ethnic diversity due to the medieval European setting.
No visible representation of LGBTQ+ identities or characters with disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Somewhere in France during the Middle Ages. Béatrice is impatient to see her father return from English captivity. She doesn't expect however that the father whom she loves from distance will be the most hateful person who will submit her and her family to abuse and humiliation.

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