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Cairo, Artillery Parade

Name: Cairo, Artillery Parade
Director: Alexandre Promio
Released: 1897
Duration: 1 min

Representation Score

1.4/10

Minimal

1897

Director

Alexandre Promio

Runtime

1 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

This 1897 documentary primarily serves as a historical record of a military parade in Cairo. As a primitive, non-narrative recording, it lacks the character depth or intentionality needed for modern storytelling that reflects multiple aspects of identity. While it offers significant visibility to non-European subjects, the perspective remains external, focusing on institutional order and patriarchal structures. The film does not engage with progressive values or represent underrepresented identities.

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Category Breakdown

Does Cairo, Artillery Parade have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ representation or character development.

How does Cairo, Artillery Parade portray gender?

Limited

The film emphasizes a traditional masculine hierarchy, with no visible presence of women's ability to drive the story or subversion of gender roles.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Cairo, Artillery Parade?

Fair

The footage features a non-Western majority of Egyptian and Ottoman-era participants, but the subjects are viewed as a spectacle rather than self-determined individuals.

How does Cairo, Artillery Parade represent religion and culture?

Limited

The film depicts formal state institutions and traditional displays of national power, reinforcing existing hierarchies without critiquing colonial or Western power dynamics.

Does Cairo, Artillery Parade include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no visible depictions of neurodivergence or physical disabilities in the synchronized movement of the artillery unit.

Present on Screen

Provides significant visibility to non-Western, Egyptian, and Ottoman-era subjects within the early cinematic canon.

Limited or Absent

Lacks any representation of women's ability to drive the story or gender diversity.
Subjects are presented as a spectacle rather than self-determined individuals.
Fails to engage with any neurodivergent or disabled perspectives.
Does not offer any LGBTQ+ representation or character development.

Official Synopsis

An artillery parade in Cairo near Cairo Citadel filmed by Alexandre Promio for the Lumière Brothers. Original title was "Défilé de l’artillerie turque"

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