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The Vengeance of Durand

Name: The Vengeance of Durand
Director: Tom Terriss
Released: 1919
Duration: 70 min

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Representation Score

0.3/10

Minimal

1919

Passed

Director

Tom Terriss

Runtime

70 minutes

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This film is a classic early 20th-century melodrama that reinforces established social hierarchies. Its narrative structure relies on the cliché of the vengeful patriarch, emphasizing themes of class, jealousy, and control over diverse perspectives. Characters' roles are largely defined by gender and status. Women are often objects of male desire or tools for retribution, while the plot follows a deterministic view of fate and traditional moral structures. Overall, the film lacks complexity in intersecting identities. It serves as a typical example of era-specific storytelling that upholds conventional racial, gender, and social norms.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Vengeance of Durand have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film focuses solely on heterosexual relationships and does not include any LGBTQ+ identities or critiques of traditional marriage structures.

How does The Vengeance of Durand portray gender?

Limited

Women are portrayed as passive figures within a patriarchal society. Marion's story revolves around male jealousy, while Beatrice is used as a tool for her father's revenge.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Vengeance of Durand?

Minimal

The story features a homogeneous Western cast of French nobility and Americans. It lacks diverse racial dynamics or perspectives from non-Anglo-Saxon cultures.

How does The Vengeance of Durand represent religion and culture?

Limited

The narrative is grounded in conventional Western social values and class-based honor systems. It emphasizes traditional morality and the sanctity of marriage.

Does The Vengeance of Durand include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no indication of characters dealing with physical, neurodivergent, or mental health disabilities as part of their core identity or roles.

Present on Screen

Offers a clear example of early 20th-century melodramatic storytelling conventions.

Limited or Absent

Includes no representation of LGBTQ+ identities.
Features a homogeneous Western cast with little racial diversity.
Portrays female characters with limited roles, often as tools for male characters.
Does not address physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Henri Durand of the French nobility is insanely jealous of his beautiful American wife Marion's innocent conversations with her many male admirers. Durand provokes her suicide when, egged on by a rejected suitor of Marion's, he accuses her of having illicit relations with her visiting childhood friend, Tom Franklin. Twelve years later, when Tom returns after a long expedition, the vengeful Durand coaches his daughter Beatrice, who resembles Marion, to court Tom.

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