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Easy Virtue

Name: Easy Virtue
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Released: 1928
Duration: 70 min

Representation Score

2.8/10

Limited

1928

Not Rated

Director

Alfred Hitchcock

Runtime

70 minutes

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Alfred Hitchcock's early work serves as a critique of bourgeois morality. It successfully challenges traditional gender stereotypes by focusing on a woman who defies societal hypocrisy. However, the film is limited by the demographic constraints of 1920s British cinema, lacking any representation of racial or LGBTQ+ diversity. Ultimately, the film's strength lies in presenting a scandalous individual as a protagonist against an oppressive social collective.

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Category Breakdown

Does Easy Virtue have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any characters who identify as LGBTQ+. The romantic storyline centers around a traditional heterosexual relationship between Larita and John Whittaker.

How does Easy Virtue portray gender?

Good

Larita defies traditional gender roles and challenges the moral codes imposed by society. The film highlights her psychological independence, questioning how patriarchal structures shape a woman's value based on her sexual reputation.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Easy Virtue?

Minimal

The cast is entirely made up of actors from the same background, reflecting the upper-class setting of 1920s England. There is no diversity in casting or representation.

How does Easy Virtue represent religion and culture?

Good

The story critiques the rigid moral codes of the nuclear family and polite society. It questions whether institutional virtue is a valid measure of an individual's character.

Does Easy Virtue include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not feature any characters with visible or invisible disabilities. These traits do not play a central role in the development of the characters.

Present on Screen

Challenges traditional gender stereotypes by giving the female protagonist significant psychological independence.
Provides a nuanced critique of the moral rigidity found in traditional Western social institutions.
Questions the hypocritical standards of high-society femininity and patriarchal social structures.

Limited or Absent

Lacks any representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth characters.
Features an entirely homogeneous cast with no racial or ethnic diversity.
Does not include depictions of disability as part of the character narratives.

Official Synopsis

Unjustly accused of adultery in a scandalous divorce, Larita Filton flees to the French Riviera. She soon falls in love with a young Englishman, John Whittaker, and begins anew under an assumed name. But when John brings her home to his disapproving family, Larita’s past begins to resurface.

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