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Levy & Goliath

Name: Levy & Goliath
Director: Gérard Oury
Released: 1987
Duration: 105 min

Representation Score

4.3/10

Fair

1987

Director

Gérard Oury

Runtime

105 minutes

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Lévy & Goliath succeeds in diversifying the mainstream French comedy landscape by centering a Jewish protagonist. This choice provides a level of ethnic visibility that was often missing in mid-century European cinema. However, the film sticks to traditional cinematic formulas. Gender roles rely on the 'femme fatale' archetype, and the narrative structure follows conventional moral frameworks rather than challenging societal norms. Overall, the film offers moderate representation. It avoids harmful stereotypes by grounding the lead in a specific cultural and religious context, even though the plot remains a standard comedic adventure.

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Category Breakdown

Does Levy & Goliath have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or stories that explore non-straight relationships. The plot revolves around traditional romantic and gender roles between a male and a female character.

How does Levy & Goliath portray gender?

Fair

Female characters are portrayed through physical attractiveness and serve as catalysts for the plot. While the female lead drives the conflict, she adheres to established archetypes rather than challenging traditional power structures.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Levy & Goliath?

Good

The film features meaningful representation by focusing on Lévy, a Jewish man, in a mainstream comedy. This breaks the usual homogeneity of European cinema by making his identity central to the social context.

How does Levy & Goliath represent religion and culture?

Fair

Religious faith is shown as a key part of the protagonist's strength. The story explores themes of faith as the character relies on God to handle criminal pressures.

Does Levy & Goliath include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no characters with visible or invisible disabilities in the narrative.

Present on Screen

The film centers a Jewish protagonist, providing meaningful ethnic representation in a mainstream comedy.
The narrative integrates religious faith as a functional tool for character resilience.

Limited or Absent

Gender roles rely on traditional archetypes and physical allure rather than nuanced leadership.
The film lacks representation for LGBTQ+ identities and characters with disabilities.

Official Synopsis

A very faithful Jewish man works making diamond dust in his family's workshop, to sell to industries. One day he goes on businnes trip. In the same train goes a very sexy girl, with some heroin bags (you guess it) very similar to the diamond bags. The police begins to chase the girl, and she hides the drug into the Levy's bag. The girl calls his boss ('Goliath') the situation and he and his band begins to hound Levy, who, by this time, selled the bags to a factory, not knowing the content. He has to get out of the problem with the help of his brother and his God.

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