
Bad Therapy
2020

Representation Score
Fair
2007
Director
Bernard Jeanjean
Runtime
95 minutes
Average Rating
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Please Don't Go is a character-driven film that prioritizes psychological complexity over demographic diversity. It effectively deconstructs bourgeois stability and traditional masculine archetypes through its flawed protagonist. However, the film lacks significant representation of LGBTQ+ identities or racial diversity. The narrative remains centered on a homogeneous social stratum, typical of mid-2000s European domestic dramas.
Category Breakdown
The story focuses on heterosexual relationships and marital infidelity. There are no explicit queer characters or non-cisgender identities in the main plot.
The film challenges traditional masculinity through Paul, a professional who struggles with domestic stability. Carla serves as the emotional center for the male characters' actions.
The story centers on a specific French professional class. It shows limited evidence of diverse racial and ethnic representation within the ensemble.
The film explores moral ambiguity by depicting an unethical psychoanalyst. It critiques middle-class stability by emphasizing psychological subjectivity over traditional professional or marital sanctity.
The plot focuses on interpersonal conflicts rather than the experiences of those with disabilities. There is no mention of characters dealing with physical or neurodivergent challenges.
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Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
Paul may be a successful psychoanalyst but he fails to realize that his own marriage to Carla is failing. One of his patients, Raphaël, confides in him that he is in love with a married woman. In the course of the discussion, Paul understands that the woman in question is his own wife, Carla. Rather than end the consultation, Paul decides to manipulate his patient in an attempt to win back his wife. But Raphaël is not as stupid as he looks...

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