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Colours of Time

Name: Colours of Time
Director: Cédric Klapisch
Released: 2025
Duration: 126 min

Representation Score

6.2/10

Good

2025

Director

Cédric Klapisch

Runtime

126 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Colors of Time disrupts the conventional expectations of the period drama genre by focusing on a female ancestor’s journey and featuring a diverse modern cast. The dual-timeline structure fosters a nuanced dialogue between the past and present. By integrating multicultural identities into the family unit, the film presents a realistic and inclusive view of contemporary French society, contrasting sharply with the rigid social hierarchies of the 19th century. While the film excels in gender and racial representation, it remains unclear about specific LGBTQ+ identities and disability portrayals.

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Category Breakdown

Does Colours of Time have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The dual-timeline structure allows for exploring complex identities, though specific LGBTQ+ romantic relationships or non-traditional gender identities are not clearly defined in the narrative.

How does Colours of Time portray gender?

Good

The film focuses on Adèle, a woman moving from rural Normandy to Paris. This highlights her independence and control over her life, breaking away from typical period piece stereotypes.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Colours of Time?

Good

The film features a cast that reflects contemporary French diversity, with characters like Abdel representing various ethnic backgrounds within the main family unit.

How does Colours of Time represent religion and culture?

Good

Through a comparative timeline approach, the film explores evolving social values. It questions traditional patriarchal structures by emphasizing individual subjective experiences.

Does Colours of Time include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no information about the portrayal of physical or neurodivergent disabilities in the film.

Present on Screen

Highlights female independence and mobility through Adèle's journey.
Incorporates diverse ethnic backgrounds into the modern family unit.
Uses a dual-timeline structure to challenge traditional patriarchal narratives.

Limited or Absent

Does not provide clear confirmation of LGBTQ+ romantic relationships.
Lacks representation of physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

When four distant cousins inherit a 19th-century home in Normandy, they decide to visit and examine their family history. No one has lived there since the 1940s, and the cousins are intrigued by all of the items they find there, little things that help them to understand their ancestor, Adèle Vermillard. Jumping back and forth in time, they meet the mysterious Adèle, whose bohemian lifestyle, and her relationships with the leading artists of the time, changes their lives.

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