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Mittagsstunde

Name: Mittagsstunde
Director: Lars Jessen
Released: 2022
Duration: 97 min

Representation Score

1.5/10

Minimal

2022

Director

Lars Jessen

Runtime

97 minutes

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Mittagsstunde is a thoughtful examination of rural life and the breakdown of community structures. It emphasizes historical accuracy over diverse representation, leading to a cast that reflects a specific time and place. Though the film lacks LGBTQ+ and diverse ethnic representation, it offers a deep critique of traditional institutions. It challenges the idea of a wholesome rural community by showing how social stability can hide corruption. The narrative explores the tension between personal ethics and community norms, using the setting to highlight how traditional hierarchies and collective silence can lead to moral decay.

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Category Breakdown

Does Mittagsstunde have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film doesn't include any LGBTQ+ characters or explore non-straight relationships. It portrays a society with strict adherence to traditional roles.

How does Mittagsstunde portray gender?

Limited

The story highlights historical roles where men hold positions of authority and women are confined to domestic duties. The film examines how these roles contribute to broader societal issues.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Mittagsstunde?

Limited

The cast is primarily made up of actors fitting the mid-century German village setting, with no attempt to integrate diverse ethnic backgrounds.

How does Mittagsstunde represent religion and culture?

Good

The film challenges traditional Western institutions by depicting the village as a corrupt entity. It questions the social order that maintains 'peace' through suppression of truth.

Does Mittagsstunde include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no prominent depictions of physical or neurodivergent disabilities that play a key role in the plot or character development.

Present on Screen

Offers a sophisticated look at traditional Western institutions and the 'orderly village' myth.
Provides a nuanced critique of how rigid gender roles and social hierarchies contribute to broader societal issues.
Explores the tension between personal conscience and communal conformity with intellectual depth.

Limited or Absent

Doesn't include LGBTQ+ characters or explore non-straight relationships.
Lacks racial and ethnic diversity within the central narrative arc.
Doesn't focus on disability or neurodivergent perspectives as key character elements.

Official Synopsis

When his grandmother Ella becomes increasingly confused and his grandfather Sönke simply doesn't want to part with his pub, the Dorfkrug, 47-year-old Ingwer Feddersen sees the time has come to return to his home village Brinkebüll. The village tavern isn't what it used to be - but that's also true for the whole village. Ingwer wonders when exactly was the point in time when the village of Brinkebüll went downhill? Was it in the 1970s when the hedges disappeared after the land consolidation and then the birds too? When larger and larger farms were built so that smaller ones had to give way? Is it perhaps his fault because he left his grandfather alone with gastronomy to study in Kiel? Based on Dörte Hansen's 2018 novel of the same name.

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