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My Night at Maud's

Name: My Night at Maud's
Director: Éric Rohmer
Released: 1969
Duration: 110 min

Representation Score

2.8/10

Limited

1969

Director

Éric Rohmer

Runtime

110 minutes

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Rohmer’s film is a sophisticated intellectual exercise that prioritizes philosophical inquiry over broad demographic representation. It challenges traditional gender roles by giving the female lead significant influence and authority. However, the film is limited by its narrow social scope, lacking racial and LGBTQ+ representation. Ultimately, the work offers nuanced insights into morality and ethics, despite its homogeneous demographic focus.

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Category Breakdown

Does My Night at Maud's have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film focuses on heterosexual relationships and the philosophy of monogamy. It does not depict same-sex intimacy or non-binary gender identities.

How does My Night at Maud's portray gender?

Good

Maud is portrayed as an independent thinker who drives the conversation and makes her own decisions. She plays a significant role in shaping the story with her own moral compass.

How racially and ethnically diverse is My Night at Maud's?

Minimal

The film reflects its 1969 French setting by showing a homogeneous, white, middle-class intellectual community. There is no diverse ethnic representation.

How does My Night at Maud's represent religion and culture?

Good

The story explores the tension between Catholic asceticism and Marxist secularism. It presents religious dogma as a source of psychological conflict rather than an absolute moral guide.

Does My Night at Maud's include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no visible or invisible disabilities that play a central role in the characters' stories or the overall narrative.

Present on Screen

Challenges traditional gender roles by positioning Maud as an intellectually autonomous protagonist.
Offers a sophisticated exploration of religious dogma and moral relativism through character dialogue.
Elevates female characters to positions of philosophical authority and conversational leadership.

Limited or Absent

Lacks racial and ethnic diversity, reflecting a homogeneous middle-class social circle.
Contains no representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-binary gender expressions.
Does not address disability as a component of the character narratives.

Official Synopsis

The Catholic Jean-Louis runs into an old friend, the Marxist Vidal, in Clermont-Ferrand around Christmas. Vidal introduces Jean-Louis to the modestly libertine, recently divorced Maud and the three engage in conversation on religion, atheism, love, morality and Blaise Pascal's life and writings on philosophy, faith and mathematics. Jean-Louis ends up spending a night at Maud's. Jean-Louis' Catholic views on marriage, fidelity and obligation make his situation a dilemma, as he has already, at the very beginning of the film, proclaimed his love for a young woman whom, however, he has never yet spoken to.

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