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The Times That Are

Name: The Times That Are
Director: Pierre Perrault
Released: 1967
Duration: 118 min

Representation Score

3.9/10

Limited

1967

Director

Pierre Perrault

Runtime

118 minutes

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Pierre Perrault’s documentary serves as a vital study of regional identity and cultural sovereignty. By centering the oral histories of the Tremblay family, the film disrupts top-down historical narratives in favor of communal, lived experiences. While the film lacks modern characters who reflect more than one aspect of diversity regarding LGBTQ+ identities or disability, its structural commitment to the voices of the rural Quebecois population provides a nuanced look at ethnic continuity. It elevates the 'common person' over institutionalized history.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Times That Are have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or narratives. It focuses on the ancestral journey of a married couple, Alexis and Marie Tremblay.

How does The Times That Are portray gender?

Fair

The film centers on a traditional domestic partnership. While the subjects play a significant role in driving the story, the film reflects the social structures of 1967.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Times That Are?

Good

The film explores Quebecois identity and ancestral connections to France. It prioritizes regional linguistic and cultural heritage, challenging centralized or Anglo-centric national narratives.

How does The Times That Are represent religion and culture?

Good

The work emphasizes cultural sovereignty and oral tradition. It critiques the gap between institutional history and the lived, subjective truths of rural populations.

Does The Times That Are include disability representation?

Minimal

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

Present on Screen

Highlights regional Quebecois identity and oral traditions over centralized state histories.
Offers a nuanced exploration of cultural and linguistic continuity through a post-colonial lens.
Prioritizes the lived experiences and personal voices of the subjects.

Limited or Absent

Does not include LGBTQ+ characters or narratives.
Reflects traditional gender hierarchies and social structures of the 1960s.
Does not engage with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Four years after Pour la suite du monde (1963), director Pierre Perrault asks Alexis Tremblay if he'll agree to travel with his wife Marie to the country of their ancestors, France. In a montage parallel, we follow them in France and listen to them talking to their friends about it.

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