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Another Time, Another Place

Name: Another Time, Another Place
Director: Michael Radford
Released: 1983
Duration: 96 min

Representation Score

7.3/10

Good

1983

Director

Michael Radford

Runtime

96 minutes

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The film succeeds by deconstructing wartime domesticity and the 'dutiful housewife' cliché. It prioritizes the protagonist's emotional autonomy and sexual ability to act over the stability of the patriarchal household. However, the narrative lacks breadth in exploring LGBTQ+ identities or providing meaningful representation for people with disabilities. Ultimately, the work is a sophisticated study of individual autonomy that challenges social propriety, even if its racial and LGBTQ+ perspectives remain limited.

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Category Breakdown

Does Another Time, Another Place have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The story centers around heterosexual relationships and does not include non-cisgender identities or use queer-coded characters to challenge the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.

How does Another Time, Another Place portray gender?

Good

Janie defies traditional gender roles by moving from domestic subordination to a leading role in driving the story. Her pursuit of an affair asserts her independence against restrictive 1940s femininity.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Another Time, Another Place?

Fair

Italian prisoners introduce non-Anglo-Saxon elements into a predominantly Scottish setting. Their interactions challenge the cultural isolation of the rural environment.

How does Another Time, Another Place represent religion and culture?

Good

The film explores moral relativism by framing infidelity through situational ethics. It portrays marriage as a site of confinement rather than a source of inherent virtue.

Does Another Time, Another Place include disability representation?

Limited

There is no significant or meaningful representation of physical or neurodivergent disabilities that drive the narrative or provide real power to characters.

Present on Screen

Defies traditional gender hierarchies by giving the female protagonist a leading role.
Challenges the sanctity of the nuclear family through a lens of situational ethics.
Uses the presence of outsiders to disrupt the cultural isolation of the setting.

Limited or Absent

Lacks explicit engagement with LGBTQ+ identities or non-cisgender characters.
Provides no meaningful representation of physical or neurodivergent disabilities.
Maintains a largely homogeneous cast despite the inclusion of foreign prisoners.

Official Synopsis

Set in 1943 in Scotland during World War II. Janie is a young housewife married to a man named Dougal, 15 years her senior. As part of a war rehabilitation program, Janie and Dougal welcome three Italian POWs to work on their farm. Soon, Janie falls in love with one of them...

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