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I, a Man

Name: I, a Man
Director: Andy Warhol, Paul Morrissey
Released: 1967
Duration: 95 min

Representation Score

5.6/10

Fair

1967

Director

Andy Warhol, Paul Morrissey

Runtime

95 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

I, a Man serves as a significant postmodern exploration of identity that disrupts mainstream cinematic structures. It challenges straight-centered and gendered hierarchies through its fragmented, vignette-based approach to social interaction. However, the film is limited by a lack of racial and ethnic diversity. The setting remains confined to a homogeneous, white, Western social circle characteristic of the Warhol Factory era. Ultimately, the film's strength lies in its avant-garde refusal to adhere to traditional moral or structural hierarchies, opting instead for a secular, non-conformist worldview.

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Category Breakdown

Does I, a Man have LGBTQ+ representation?

Good

The film includes queer performers and a lesbian character. Social dynamics are outside traditional courtship, critiquing straight-centered expectations through non-traditional gender behaviors.

How does I, a Man portray gender?

Good

The narrative challenges traditional masculine leadership and feminine submissiveness. Gendered interactions are presented as mundane or trivial, stripping away conventional romantic and domestic hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is I, a Man?

Limited

The cast and setting are largely homogeneous, reflecting a specific bohemian urban environment. There is a lack of significant racial or ethnic diversity within this predominantly white social circle.

How does I, a Man represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The work deconstructs Western social institutions. It rejects traditional values and structured decorum, favoring subjective morality and aimless social interaction.

Does I, a Man include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no visible or invisible disabilities depicted. Characters are not used as plot devices related to physical or mental health conditions.

Present on Screen

Disrupts traditional gender hierarchies and domestic clichés.
Includes meaningful queer performers and non-traditional social dynamics.
Offers a strong postmodern critique of mainstream Western social and cinematic institutions.

Limited or Absent

Lacks significant racial and ethnic diversity within the cast.
Features homogeneous representation centered almost exclusively on a white, Western milieu.

Official Synopsis

Morrissey and Warhol's commercial take on the Swedish film I, A Woman. Somebody suggested to Warhol that they wanted a sexploitation film in the vein of I, A Woman, and so he and Morrissey concocted I, A Man. They created the story of this male hustler who talks with and sleeps with a series of women over the course of the film. The women are: a young woman who worries about parental acceptance of her sexuality, a woman who is on a couch, a woman with whom he does a seance, a woman who speaks French, a lesbian, and a married woman.

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