
The Fourth
1972

Representation Score
Fair
1985
Director
Serge Leroy
Runtime
100 minutes
Average Rating
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The film centers on professional power dynamics within the French media landscape, providing a degree of ability to act to female characters in leadership roles. However, the narrative remains largely conventional for its time, lacking the multi-layered complexity and racial diversity found in more progressive modern works. The storytelling adheres to mid-century European cinematic clichés, focusing on interpersonal ethics and institutional friction rather than intentional, identity-based social critique.
Category Breakdown
The film follows a traditional structure that assumes everyone is straight or cisgender. There are no LGBTQ+ characters or narratives that challenge this assumption.
A woman holds a position of professional leadership as an editor-in-chief, disrupting traditional hierarchies by placing a female authority figure over a male protagonist.
The production reflects the demographic homogeneity typical of mid-1980s European cinema. There is no evidence of a multi-ethnic cast or diverse racial representation.
The story explores media ethics and institutional transparency. It does not explicitly engage with secularism or the deconstruction of Western religious or moral structures.
The narrative focuses on psychological and professional friction. There is no evidence of characters with physical, sensory, or neurodivergent disabilities.
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Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
Yves Dorget, major reporter in a daily newspaper, finds on an "affair" part of a simple news item Catherine Carré, his former friend, editor and chief and star presenter of a television newscast.

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