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Poultry-Yard

Name: Poultry-Yard
Director: Louis Lumière
Released: 1896
Duration: 1 min

Representation Score

0.8/10

Minimal

1896

Director

Louis Lumière

Runtime

1 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Poultry-Yard serves as a historical artifact of the 'actualité' genre rather than a structured narrative. Because it lacks a scripted arc or character development, it does not engage with complex social themes or intentional representation. The film captures a quiet, stable moment of domestic labor. While it provides visibility to female figures in an agricultural setting, it remains a product of its specific historical and technological moment, reflecting the era's standard social constraints. Ultimately, the lack of diversity is a result of the film's observational nature. It lacks the structural complexity needed to address multiple aspects of identity or progressive social structures.

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Category Breakdown

Does Poultry-Yard have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film is a brief, non-narrative recording of agricultural life. It contains no evidence of LGBTQ+ identities or non-traditional gender expressions.

How does Poultry-Yard portray gender?

Limited

Female figures, including two children and a woman, are shown performing domestic and agricultural labor. The absence of male figures means there is no clear depiction of gendered power dynamics.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Poultry-Yard?

Limited

The subjects reflect the homogeneous demographic of late 19th-century France. There is no evidence of racial diversity or non-Anglo-Saxon casting.

How does Poultry-Yard represent religion and culture?

Limited

The footage depicts a traditional, agrarian lifestyle centered on subsistence. It reinforces a sense of historical normalcy within Western rural life.

Does Poultry-Yard include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no visible evidence of neurodivergence, physical disability, or chronic illness. The subjects perform standard physical tasks without any disability-related narratives.

Present on Screen

Provides a candid, observational document of late 19th-century agricultural life.
Offers visibility to female figures performing domestic and subsistence-based labor.

Limited or Absent

Lacks the narrative complexity required to explore diverse identities or social hierarchies.
Reflects a homogeneous demographic that lacks racial or cultural diversity.
Provides no representation of LGBTQ+ identities or disability-related narratives.

Official Synopsis

Two girls do one of their chores. Standing alongside a tree-lined farmhouse, two children who are about ten and four years old toss grain to a flock of about 50 domesticated ducks. A woman watches them briefly and then moves on. The older girl has her grain in a bucket, the younger one's grain is in her apron. The children stay in one spot, as does the camera; it's the ducks that move around. Chickens are in the background; only one braves the ducks' territory.

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