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A Very Moral Night

Name: A Very Moral Night
Director: Károly Makk
Released: 1977
Duration: 94 min

Representation Score

5.9/10

Fair

1977

Director

Károly Makk

Runtime

94 minutes

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Károly Makk’s film explores social transgression by placing the narrative in a underrepresented setting, which challenges rigid moral codes. By shifting the narrative focus from the male lead to the female ensemble, the film deconstructs patriarchal stability. The film excels in subverting traditional gender roles and cultural definitions of morality. However, it lacks representation of racial or ethnic diversity and does not depict physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

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Category Breakdown

Does A Very Moral Night have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The brothel setting exists outside traditional social structures, suggesting a disruption of conventional domestic life. While specific LGBTQ+ identities are not confirmed, the environment hints at a departure from typical norms.

How does A Very Moral Night portray gender?

Good

The film shifts the focus from the male protagonist to the working girls, who act as protectors and decision-makers. This centers the ability to act of female characters and challenges traditional gender roles.

How racially and ethnically diverse is A Very Moral Night?

Fair

The 1977 Hungarian production context and small-town setting suggest ethnic homogeneity. There is no evidence of diverse casting beyond the demographic realities of the period.

How does A Very Moral Night represent religion and culture?

Good

The film critiques conventional morality by presenting a brothel as a supportive community space, challenging traditional bourgeois respectability and family structures.

Does A Very Moral Night include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no evidence regarding the portrayal of physical or neurodivergent disabilities in the narrative.

Present on Screen

Shifts focus from the male protagonist to the working girls, giving them primary ability to act and decision-making power.
Uses a brothel setting to challenge conventional religious and social definitions of morality.
Critiques bourgeois respectability and traditional family structures through the conflict with the visiting mother.

Limited or Absent

Does not provide evidence of racial or ethnic diversity within the localized Hungarian setting.
Lacks visible representation of physical or neurodivergent disabilities.
Does not explicitly confirm specific LGBTQ+ identities within the narrative.

Official Synopsis

A brothel in a small Hungarian town becomes the home of a medical student after his favorite working girls find out he's out of rent money. Trouble brews as they learn his mother is coming for a visit and they must transform the house.

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