
Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese
1968

1971
Director
Michel Audiard
Runtime
85 minutes
Average Rating
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Alfred Mullanet, an unlucky player who lives on his wife's income, becomes in a few moments the object of interest of two thugs, Kruger and Mister K.
Overall Score
Limited
Category Breakdown
LGBTQ+ Representation
The film lacks any evidence of non-heteronormative identities or queer narratives. The story focuses entirely on the central domestic and criminal conflict.
Gender Representation
The narrative disrupts traditional hierarchies by centering a male protagonist who is financially dependent on his wife. This subverts the era's standard depiction of the masculine breadwinner.
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
The setting suggests a localized French context typical of 1971 crime comedies. The narrative appears to follow the homogeneous social structures of its era without multi-ethnic casting.
Religious & Cultural Diversity
The film uses a crime-comedy framework to critique institutional stability. It prioritizes subjective morality by depicting characters living outside standard capitalist productivity.
Disability Representation
There is no documented evidence regarding the portrayal of physical or neurodivergent characters in this work.
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AI Analysis
Michel Audiard’s work explores social non-conformity through the lens of crime and wit. The film centers on Alfred Mullanet, a character who operates on the fringes of conventional society, challenging established economic norms. While the film lacks intersectional representation regarding race or sexual orientation, it offers a subtle subversion of gendered power dynamics. By making the protagonist financially reliant on his spouse, the story moves away from traditional patriarchal tropes. Ultimately, the film functions as a character study of social friction. It prioritizes the agency of marginalized figures over the reinforcement of institutional or social norms.

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