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This Angry Age

Name: This Angry Age
Director: René Clément
Released: 1957
Duration: 105 min

Representation Score

2.5/10

Limited

1957

Director

René Clément

Runtime

105 minutes

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René Clément’s drama focuses on the psychological realism of youth navigating familial and social pressures. The film finds its strength in exploring the breakdown of traditional authority and the subjective experiences of its adolescent protagonists. However, the work is limited by the demographic homogeneity of its era. It lacks representation for LGBTQ+ identities and disability, and the cast remains almost exclusively white and European. Ultimately, the film is a study of individual control against systemic structures, prioritizing psychological depth over modern diversity.

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Category Breakdown

Does This Angry Age have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film operates within a framework that assumes everyone is straight or cisgender. The romantic arcs focus on traditional connections between Suzanne and Michael, and Joseph and Claude.

How does This Angry Age portray gender?

Fair

Suzanne is given significant narrative presence and emotional autonomy. The film explores internal conflicts and social pressures rather than relying on static portrayals of masculinity and femininity.

How racially and ethnically diverse is This Angry Age?

Limited

The cast is predominantly white and European, reflecting its mid-century French setting. The narrative lacks a multicultural ensemble or color-blind casting.

How does This Angry Age represent religion and culture?

Good

The story validates adolescent rebellion and the volatility of youth as a legitimate psychological state. It deconstructs infallible adult authority by portraying the family unit as a site of friction.

Does This Angry Age include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no visible or invisible disabilities portrayed as central to the character arcs or the plot progression.

Present on Screen

Explores the emotional autonomy and control of adolescent protagonists.
Challenges traditional authority by validating the turbulent psychological state of youth.
Moves away from static, one-dimensional portrayals of gender roles.

Limited or Absent

Lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth characters.
Features a predominantly white and European cast with little ethnic diversity.
Provides no visible or invisible depictions of disability.

Official Synopsis

20-year-old Joseph and his 16-year-old sister Suzanne live in the merciless conditions of an intemperate foreign land with their widowed mother. Their mother attempts to exert a hold on her children by involving them in the family's run-down rice plantation. However, the siblings seek liberation, and look for this in their romantic lives. Suzanne becomes involved with Michael and Joseph finds a love interest in Claude.

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