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The Swindle

Name: The Swindle
Director: Bruno Corbucci
Released: 1977
Duration: 95 min

Representation Score

1.2/10

Minimal

1977

Director

Bruno Corbucci

Runtime

95 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The Swindle follows traditional crime comedy structures, focusing on genre archetypes rather than exploring identity. The narrative emphasizes comedic conflicts without challenging social hierarchies. While the film uses moral relativism through its focus on con artists, it maintains a conventional approach to gender, race, and sexuality, offering limited perspectives on overlapping identities.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Swindle have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or representations of non-straight relationships. It adheres to a traditional framework that assumes everyone is straight.

How does The Swindle portray gender?

Limited

The story centers on a male-dominated investigative team and does not provide significant roles for women. It fails to challenge traditional gender hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Swindle?

Limited

The cast is predominantly made up of white actors, reflecting a Eurocentric perspective. There is no effort to include diverse ethnicities.

How does The Swindle represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film frames criminal activities as humorous entertainment, using the subversion of law as a genre cliché. It does not critically examine Western institutions.

Does The Swindle include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not feature any characters with disabilities, either visible or invisible. Disability is not a focal point of the narrative.

Present on Screen

The film avoids heavy-handed moral or religious messages by relying on the inherent moral relativism of the caper genre.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks significant roles for women, as the plot is driven almost exclusively by male characters.
The cast is primarily composed of white actors, with no intentional efforts towards multi-ethnic representation.
There are no representations of LGBTQ+ identities or characters with disabilities.

Official Synopsis

A rude Roman policeman Nico Giraldi and an English detective team up in search of a gang that has carried out an enormous fraud against the Lloyd's of London.

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