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The Black Ball
Representation Score
2.2/10
Limited
2015
Director
Denis Malleval
Runtime
93 minutes
Average Rating
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The Black Ball is a character-driven film focusing on the tension between professional success and social inadequacy. The narrative emphasizes class mobility and the mechanisms of local hierarchies over issues related to gender, race, or LGBTQ+ identities. While the film provides a critique of exclusionary social institutions, it does so through a socioeconomic lens. The main character’s journey remains centered on navigating rigid social structures.
Category Breakdown
Does The Black Ball have LGBTQ+ representation?
The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or narratives that question the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.
How does The Black Ball portray gender?
The story revolves around a male protagonist's career and social goals. It does not challenge traditional gender roles or show masculinity in a negative light.
How racially and ethnically diverse is The Black Ball?
The plot focuses on class differences in a French setting. There are no non-white actors or attempts to cast actors from diverse backgrounds in traditionally white roles.
How does The Black Ball represent religion and culture?
The film criticizes exclusionary social systems and local power structures. It examines systemic barriers through the lens of social stratification and class-based gatekeeping.
Does The Black Ball include disability representation?
The film does not feature characters with physical, neurodivergent, or mental health disabilities.
Present on Screen
- Critiques exclusionary social institutions and local power structures.
- Examines systemic barriers inherent in social stratification and classism.
Limited or Absent
- Needs to include LGBTQ+ identities or narratives that question the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.
- Should feature characters with physical, neurodivergent, or mental health disabilities.
- Could benefit from addressing racial or ethnic diversity within the social setting.
- The narrative should broaden its focus beyond a male-centric perspective of ambition.
Official Synopsis
Married with a family and professionally successful, Vincent Ferreira has all he needs to be happy. Sensitive about his modest origins, he dreams of joining the local upmarket club attended by the town big wigs. But with each election, his bad luck prevents him from being admitted.
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