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The Wicked Carabel

Name: The Wicked Carabel
Director: Fernando Fernán Gómez
Released: 1956
Duration: 81 min

Representation Score

3.9/10

Limited

1956

Director

Fernando Fernán Gómez

Runtime

81 minutes

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The film serves as a social satire critiquing the breakdown of societal norms. By depicting the protagonist's descent into crime as a reaction to economic hardship, it challenges traditional moral frameworks. However, the film's scope is limited by the demographic norms of its time, focusing narrowly on class mobility and labor issues. Its strength lies in its critique of institutional authority.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Wicked Carabel have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The story revolves around the protagonist's pursuit of marriage and domestic life. There are no clear representations of LGBTQ+ identities or themes.

How does The Wicked Carabel portray gender?

Fair

The narrative centers on a male protagonist's struggle to provide economically. While a female character influences his actions, the film primarily examines a man's journey within a patriarchal economic system.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Wicked Carabel?

Limited

Given the time period, the film likely reflects the homogeneous demographics of 1956 Spain. There is no indication of diverse racial or ethnic representation within the plot.

How does The Wicked Carabel represent religion and culture?

Good

The film presents a critique of institutional authority and capitalist morality. It portrays the protagonist's criminal behavior as a response to economic injustice and exploitation.

Does The Wicked Carabel include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no mention of characters dealing with physical, sensory, or neurodivergent conditions in the synopsis.

Present on Screen

Offers a nuanced critique of capitalist and legalistic morality.
Uses social satire to challenge traditional institutions.
Explores the theme of systemic economic disenfranchisement.

Limited or Absent

Does not include LGBTQ+ identities or themes.
Lacks racial and ethnic diversity.
Depends on traditional gender roles focused on male economic ability to act.

Official Synopsis

Since he wants get married, the young Carabel, who is employed in a real estate agent, decides to ask their bosses for a raise in order to maintain his future wife. However, all he gets is to be fired. He then realizes that honesty is what has led him to unemployment and decides to change his life and live outside the law. He plots to steal the safe from his former company

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