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The Goodbye

Name: The Goodbye
Director: Clara Roquet
Released: 2015
Duration: 15 min

Representation Score

6.0/10

Good

2015

TV-PG

Director

Clara Roquet

Runtime

15 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The film effectively uses a domestic setting to explore complex social stratification and post-colonial legacies. By focusing on a Bolivian maid within a wealthy Spanish household, the narrative provides a platform to discuss ethnic and class-based tensions. However, the film lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities and disability. While the gender dynamics challenge traditional domestic roles, the scope of diversity is primarily centered on race and class.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Goodbye have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film does not include any explicit references to LGBTQ+ characters or non-straight identities. The story focuses solely on class and domestic service.

How does The Goodbye portray gender?

Good

Rosana, the main female character, drives the plot through her journey towards freedom. This shifts the focus from the deceased matriarch to the working-class woman.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Goodbye?

Good

The story centers around a Bolivian protagonist serving a Spanish family, highlighting post-colonial dynamics. This setup places a character of color at the emotional core of the household.

How does The Goodbye represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The film critiques Western social structures and class institutions through the lens of systemic inequality. It uses the domestic sphere to examine the tension between established hierarchies.

Does The Goodbye include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no documented evidence regarding the portrayal of physical or neurodivergent disabilities in this work.

Present on Screen

Highlights ethnicity and class through the Bolivian protagonist.
Shifts focus to the ability to act of the domestic worker.
Offers a nuanced critique of colonial legacies and social stratification.

Limited or Absent

Does not include representation of LGBTQ+ identities.
Does not feature characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Rosana, a Bolivian maid who's long served a wealthy Spanish family, is too busy with funeral preparations to grieve the newly departed matriarch. But amid all the events of the day are subtler suggestions of Rosana's possible liberation. Clara Roquet directs this beautifully realized story of one household's class divide.

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