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Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to?

Name: Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to?
Director: Robert Lamoureux
Released: 1973
Duration: 95 min

Representation Score

2.1/10

Limited

1973

Director

Robert Lamoureux

Runtime

95 minutes

Average Rating

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New Showbiz Analysis

This 1973 war comedy focuses almost exclusively on a homogeneous group of French soldiers. The film lacks representation for LGBTQ+ individuals, diverse ethnic groups, or people with disabilities. However, the film provides a unique cultural perspective by rejecting standard military romanticism. Instead of glorifying the state, it uses satire to highlight institutional incompetence and the absurdity of wartime chaos. Ultimately, the film's value lies in its narrative subversion of heroism rather than its commitment to identity diversity.

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Category Breakdown

Does Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to? have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film focuses on a masculine military environment during the 1940 Fall of France. There are no LGBTQ+ characters or non-straight relationships shown.

How does Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to? portray gender?

Limited

The story centers around male camaraderie and military hierarchy. While it challenges the idea of heroic soldiers by showing them as lazy, it doesn't address broader gender inequalities.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to??

Limited

The cast is made up mostly of French soldiers, with no indication of a multi-ethnic or diverse group of characters.

How does Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to? represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film offers a satirical view of military efficiency and national defense. It highlights the chaos and absurdity of the era by focusing on the breakdown of order.

Does Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to? include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no visible or mentioned depictions of physical or neurodivergent disabilities within the narrative.

Present on Screen

Challenges traditional war movie clichés by depicting soldiers as witty and lazy instead of disciplined heroes.
Offers a cynical, satirical look at institutional competence and the chaos of the 1940 Fall of France.

Limited or Absent

Lacks any meaningful representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight relationships.
Features a homogeneous cast that lacks racial and ethnic diversity.
Maintains a strictly masculine framework with very little focus on gender diversity.

Official Synopsis

1940: During the chaotic running fights of the French army the 7th company disappears - nobody knows they've been taken captive. Only their scouting patrol, three witty but lazy guys, can escape and now wanders around behind the German lines. They'd like to just stay out the fights, but a Lieutenant urges them to use a captured truck to break through to their troops.

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