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Madeleine Collins

Name: Madeleine Collins
Director: Antoine Barraud
Released: 2021
Duration: 102 min

Representation Score

6.0/10

Good

2021

Director

Antoine Barraud

Runtime

102 minutes

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Madeleine Collins is a sophisticated psychological study that successfully challenges traditional gender roles. By focusing on the protagonist's subjective perception and her ability to navigate a high-stakes double life, the film goes beyond simple domestic narratives. However, the film's impact on broader diversity is limited due to its narrow focus. The narrative remains centered on a homogeneous social context, lacking significant ethnic or LGBTQ+ representation. While it provides a deep exploration of individual female subjectivity, it does not address a wide range of human identities.

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Category Breakdown

Does Madeleine Collins have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or explore non-straight relationships. The central conflict revolves around traditional romantic and parental roles within a domestic setting.

How does Madeleine Collins portray gender?

Good

The story focuses on a female character's psychological independence and her ability to influence two different realities. This disrupts typical gender hierarchies by making her the main driver of the plot.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Madeleine Collins?

Limited

The cast appears predominantly homogeneous, emphasizing a localized French and Swiss social context. There is no significant evidence of diverse ethnic backgrounds or multi-layered casting.

How does Madeleine Collins represent religion and culture?

Good

The film explores postmodern themes by presenting truth as a fragmented, subjective construct. This challenges traditional Western views of knowledge through the protagonist's navigation of secrets.

Does Madeleine Collins include disability representation?

Fair

Psychological instability serves as a narrative device for thriller clichés rather than a study of mental health experiences. The film uses these elements to support a surreal structure.

Present on Screen

Challenges traditional gender roles by highlighting female psychological independence and autonomy.
Explores postmodern themes through a sophisticated narrative lens that questions objective truth.
Offers a complex exploration of female subjectivity within a high-stakes domestic framework.

Limited or Absent

Lacks ethnic and racial diversity, focusing instead on a homogeneous social setting.
Provides minimal representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight relationships.
Uses psychological instability as a thriller cliché rather than exploring lived neurodivergent experiences.

Official Synopsis

Judith leads a double life between Switzerland and France. On the one hand Abdel, with whom she is raising a little girl, on the other Melvil with whom she has two older boys. Little by little, this fragile balance, made up of lies, secrets and back and forth, cracks dangerously. Trapped, Judith chooses to head forward, at the risk of losing everything.

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