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Woman with a Landscape

Name: Woman with a Landscape
Director: Ivica Matić
Released: 1989
Duration: 75 min

Representation Score

4.4/10

Fair

1989

Director

Ivica Matić

Runtime

75 minutes

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The film functions as a character study of social friction between an individualist outsider and a rigid community. While it offers a nuanced look at women's ability to drive the story through artistic expression, the narrative remains anchored in traditional gender hierarchies. The conflict is primarily driven by male perceptions of marital fidelity and ownership, keeping the story centered on established social norms rather than systemic subversion. Ultimately, the film explores the tension between secular artistic pursuits and provincial morality without fully deconstructing the existing social order.

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Category Breakdown

Does Woman with a Landscape have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film focuses on traditional village dynamics and lacks any visible representation of LGBTQ+ identities or critiques of the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.

How does Woman with a Landscape portray gender?

Fair

Women play a significant role by choosing to pose for the ranger, but the plot remains driven by the husbands' reactions, reinforcing a patriarchal framework.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Woman with a Landscape?

Fair

The setting in a remote Bosnian village suggests a specific regional identity. The cast appears ethnically homogeneous, reflecting the localized cultural context.

How does Woman with a Landscape represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story explores friction between an outsider and a traditionalist community. It critiques provincialism but stays tethered to established social values and marital honor.

Does Woman with a Landscape include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no evidence of physical or neurodivergent disability representation in the narrative.

Present on Screen

The narrative provides a nuanced look at women's ability to drive the story through the reclamation of bodily autonomy.
The film effectively explores the friction between individualistic outsiders and traditionalist communities.

Limited or Absent

The plot remains heavily reliant on patriarchal frameworks and male authority.
The story lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or perspectives that reflect multiple aspects of diversity.
The narrative does not actively challenge or go beyond familiar patterns.

Official Synopsis

A ranger whose passion is nude painting comes to work in a remote Bosnian village. He asks the local women to pose naked for him. They are shy at first, but they eventually agree to do so. This makes their husbands furious, who think that the ranger is sleeping with their wives.

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