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Arlette
Representation Score
4.0/10
Limited
1997
Director
Claude Zidi
Runtime
100 minutes
Average Rating
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Arlette is a traditional comedic caper that prioritizes genre clichés over social intersectionality. The plot relies on a con-artist framework that deconstructs the stability of the American Dream and class distinctions. While the film lacks LGBTQ+ or racial diversity, it finds depth in its moral relativism. Characters operate outside conventional social respectability, using deception to navigate power dynamics. Ultimately, the film's strength lies in its disruption of social hierarchies rather than its representation of underrepresented identities.
Category Breakdown
Does Arlette have LGBTQ+ representation?
The film focuses on heterosexual relationships and does not include characters with non-traditional gender identities or critiques of heterosexuality.
How does Arlette portray gender?
Female characters play important roles in driving the plot, often defined by their relationships with men. Their influence is significant but remains tied to their connections with male characters.
How racially and ethnically diverse is Arlette?
The story revolves around Western social dynamics and does not include diverse racial backgrounds or blendings of cultures.
How does Arlette represent religion and culture?
The film critiques capitalist structures and the legitimacy of wealth, using marriage as a tool for exploitation and challenging traditional family units and social institutions.
Does Arlette include disability representation?
There are no characters with visible or invisible disabilities in the narrative.
Present on Screen
- The narrative effectively deconstructs traditional morality and the sanctity of financial institutions.
- It provides a critique of capitalist structures and the corruptive nature of extreme wealth.
Limited or Absent
- The film lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities and non-traditional gender characters.
- There is a notable absence of racial diversity or diverse ethnic casting.
- The narrative fails to include characters with visible or invisible disabilities.
Official Synopsis
An actor owes big bucks to the Vegas mob. He's all set to pay them off; he's conned a rich widow into marrying him. But the mobsters blow his cover because they need him for a different scam. The lost heiress to a Vegas casino fortune has been found; she's a truckstop waitress in France. The mobsters' proposition: romance the broad, and get hitched. Or else. Then the crooks can bump her off and keep the casino for themselves...
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