
Femmes de personne
1984

Representation Score
Fair
1992
Director
Diane Kurys
Runtime
104 minutes
Average Rating
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Diane Kurys creates a nuanced feminist film that challenges traditional gender roles. By focusing on Lola’s intellectual and emotional independence, the film effectively disrupts patriarchal hierarchies and the 'provider' stereotype. However, the film lacks diversity in its representation of LGBTQ+ identities and racial backgrounds, limiting its broader inclusivity. Overall, the film emphasizes individual autonomy and female subjectivity, presenting a 'cinema of the self' that questions traditional social structures.
Category Breakdown
The film centers on heterosexual relationships and does not include any explicit same-sex intimacy or non-cisgender identities among the main characters.
Lola is portrayed as a strong, independent woman who maintains emotional autonomy and challenges traditional expectations of submissive femininity.
The film is set in a homogeneous middle-class French environment and does not depict significant racial diversity.
The film critiques the traditional nuclear family structure, emphasizing individual self-discovery over maintaining traditional marital or familial sanctity.
The film does not feature any characters with visible or invisible disabilities, nor does it use disability as a central plot device.
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Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
Lola is an independent woman, a professional writer with 2 men on a string. Both men are married with children. When the men, and Lola, face having to make choices, Lola's comfortable life becomes less appealing.

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