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The Object of Beauty

Name: The Object of Beauty
Director: Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Released: 1991
Duration: 103 min

Representation Score

2.1/10

Limited

1991

Director

Michael Lindsay-Hogg

Runtime

103 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The Object of Beauty functions as a traditional drama that adheres to established cinematic conventions. It prioritizes a psychological study of obsession and aesthetics over disrupting social hierarchies. While the film offers a nuanced look at power dynamics through gendered obsession, it lacks multi-layered complexity. The narrative maintains a conventional social landscape that reinforces established cultural structures. The production focuses on a homogeneous demographic, failing to provide significant representation for LGBTQ+ individuals, diverse ethnic groups, or people with disabilities.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Object of Beauty have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ identities or perspectives. The story centers on a conventional romantic relationship between a male and female protagonist.

How does The Object of Beauty portray gender?

Fair

The story looks at the male gaze and its psychological impact on the female lead. However, it relies on traditional clichés of an older man and an objectified younger woman.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Object of Beauty?

Limited

The production features a predominantly white, Anglo-Saxon cast. There is no evidence of diverse ethnic perspectives within the character archetypes.

How does The Object of Beauty represent religion and culture?

Limited

The film operates within a high-socioeconomic Western framework focused on art and class. It uses high society as a backdrop without critiquing Western institutions.

Does The Object of Beauty include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no discernible representation of physical, sensory, or neurodivergent disabilities within the primary character arcs or the supporting cast.

Present on Screen

Explores the complexities of the male gaze and how aestheticization affects the female lead.

Limited or Absent

Lacks diverse ethnic perspectives.
Fails to represent LGBTQ+ identities or neurodivergent/physical disabilities.
Relies on traditional gender hierarchies and objectification clichés.

Official Synopsis

American couple Jake and Tina are living in an expensive London hotel above their means, incurring a sizeable debt. When they are asked to pay a lavish dinner bill and Jake's card is declined, he suggests they sell Tina's tiny, expensive Henry Moore sculpture to cover the debt. After they hatch a scheme to claim the sculpture was stolen in order to collect insurance on it, the sculpture mysteriously goes missing.

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