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À double tour

Name: À double tour
Director: Claude Chabrol
Released: 1959
Duration: 110 min

Representation Score

2.8/10

Limited

1959

Not Rated

Director

Claude Chabrol

Runtime

110 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Claude Chabrol’s film serves as a critique of social structures and bourgeois respectability. Using the crime genre, it questions the moral superiority of the middle class, shifting from social certainty to psychological complexity. Although the film lacks racial and LGBTQ+ diversity, it stands out in its narrative structure. It challenges traditional masculinity by portraying the male lead as a deceptive figure rather than a stable authority figure.

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Category Breakdown

Does À double tour have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or explore non-straight relationships. Romantic and sexual tensions are confined to traditional heterosexual relationships.

How does À double tour portray gender?

Good

The story centers around a power struggle between a female protagonist and a male antagonist, emphasizing the female character's active role and psychological depth.

How racially and ethnically diverse is À double tour?

Minimal

Set in mid-century France, the cast is predominantly white with no significant racial or ethnic diversity.

How does À double tour represent religion and culture?

Good

The film critiques Western bourgeois society by depicting the upper-middle class as inherently deceptive and morally ambiguous.

Does À double tour include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no characters with visible or invisible disabilities in the film.

Present on Screen

Highlights the active role of the female protagonist, challenging traditional gender roles.
Offers a sophisticated critique of Western bourgeois institutions and social facades.
Subverts traditional masculine authority by depicting the male lead as a deceptive figure.

Limited or Absent

Reflects the demographic homogeneity of its time, lacking racial and ethnic diversity.
Does not include any LGBTQ+ representation or non-straight relationships.
Features no characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Official Synopsis

The mistress of the wealthy Henri Marcoux is murdered and the family accuses the milkman of committing the crime. But Marcoux's daughter's fiancé suspects that she may have been murdered by someone else.

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