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Jealousy

Name: Jealousy
Director: Vicente Aranda
Released: 1999
Duration: 105 min

Representation Score

1.7/10

Minimal

1999

Director

Vicente Aranda

Runtime

105 minutes

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Vicente Aranda’s *Jealousy* is a period drama that emphasizes psychological realism over social diversity. Rooted in the specific historical and demographic context of early 20th-century Andalusia, the film lacks characters who reflect more than one aspect of diversity. While the film explores gendered power dynamics and women's ability to drive the story within a patriarchal structure, it does not challenge the systemic patriarchal structures of its time. The narrative focuses on the breakdown of individual relationships rather than broader social hierarchies. Overall, the production reflects the homogeneity of its setting, lacking LGBTQ+ representation, racial diversity, or disability inclusion, and instead functions as a focused study of obsession within a traditional social framework.

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Category Breakdown

Does Jealousy have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or narratives. The central conflict revolves around a heterosexual relationship, reflecting the social norms of the 1910s setting.

How does Jealousy portray gender?

Fair

Carmen attempts to manage her volatile marriage through emotional manipulation, demonstrating a degree of ability to act. However, the narrative is firmly grounded in traditional Mediterranean gender roles and patriarchal dynamics.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Jealousy?

Minimal

The cast is ethnically uniform, mirroring the demographic makeup of provincial Andalusia in the early 20th century. There is no indication of intentional racial diversity.

How does Jealousy represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story frames destructive behaviors as human frailty rather than religious failings, using moral relativism to critique the stability of traditional social contracts through individual passion.

Does Jealousy include disability representation?

Minimal

No visible or invisible disabilities are portrayed as central to the character arcs or the film's narrative development.

Present on Screen

The film offers a complex look at gendered power dynamics and women's ability to drive the story within a patriarchal structure.
It uses moral relativism to provide a nuanced critique of traditional social and ethical frameworks.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks multi-layered complexity, offering no representation for LGBTQ+ identities or people with disabilities.
The casting is ethnically uniform, failing to provide racial or ethnic diversity beyond the historical setting.

Official Synopsis

A month before he's to marry Carmen, Antonio finds a photograph of a man with his arm on her shoulder. The photograph triggers jealousy: he questions Carmen, Carman's friend Cinta, and his friend Luis who introduced him to Carmen. Cinta tells Antonio the man's first name. Carmen tells him that the man meant nothing to her, and that the photograph was taken before she met Antonio. She loves Antonio and sets out to wipe the photograph from his mind through exuberant sex, but her ploy backfires and Antonio remains fixated. Slowly he finds out about the man, and about Carmen's past. Will jealousy consume this couple or can they find a way to kill the green-eyed monster?

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