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The Debauched Life of Gerard Floque

Name: The Debauched Life of Gerard Floque
Director: Georges Lautner
Released: 1987
Duration: 85 min

Representation Score

4.0/10

Limited

1987

Director

Georges Lautner

Runtime

85 minutes

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The film critiques mid-century social stability by focusing on a protagonist's systemic failure. It disrupts traditional gender hierarchies and questions the sanctity of the nuclear family. However, it remains limited in scope, focusing on a homogeneous social framework without engaging broader diversity metrics. While the film effectively challenges societal expectations through social dysfunction, it does not address issues related to LGBTQ+, racial, or disability-related perspectives.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Debauched Life of Gerard Floque have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film centers on a traditional affair and does not include any explicit LGBTQ+ characters or non-straight relationships.

How does The Debauched Life of Gerard Floque portray gender?

Fair

The story challenges traditional gender roles by showing a wife taking action through infidelity. Martine, a punk girl, stands out as someone who defies conventional feminine expectations.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Debauched Life of Gerard Floque?

Limited

The narrative focuses on a homogeneous social unit and does not show any non-white or diverse racial backgrounds.

How does The Debauched Life of Gerard Floque represent religion and culture?

Good

The film critiques Western institutions by depicting the family and workplace as unstable. It presents a cynical view of traditional social agreements.

Does The Debauched Life of Gerard Floque include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no evidence of characters with visible or invisible disabilities in the film.

Present on Screen

Subverts traditional gender roles by showing a wife with ability to act and a male lead in a state of helplessness.
Challenges the sanctity of the nuclear family and capitalist employment through a cynical, non-idealized lens.
Introduces characters like Martine who defy conventional feminine social expectations.

Limited or Absent

Lacks engagement with LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight relationships.
Does not show any racial or ethnic diversity within the social unit.
Provides no representation for characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Official Synopsis

On the day he loses his job in advertising agency, Gérard Floque returns home to find that his infant daughter has been arrested for drugs trafficking and his wife is having an affair with a TV presenter. Gérard's only comfort in this time of mid-life crisis is his colleague, a young punk girl named Martine.

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