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The Rooster of St. Victor

Name: The Rooster of St. Victor
Director: Pierre Greco
Released: 2014
Duration: 80 min

Representation Score

0.8/10

Minimal

2014

Director

Pierre Greco

Runtime

80 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The Rooster of St. Victor is a conservative, nostalgic animation that prioritizes sentimental storytelling over social commentary. It reinforces historical norms rather than challenging them. The film's focus on 19th-century French village life results in a homogeneous cast and traditional gender roles. It emphasizes generational bonds and the rhythms of nature within a standard patriarchal framework. Because the narrative lacks intentionality regarding diverse representation or the subversion of power dynamics, it offers very little in the way of modern progressive diversity.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Rooster of St. Victor have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not feature any LGBTQ+ characters or themes. It focuses solely on traditional family structures and village life without any queer-coded subtext.

How does The Rooster of St. Victor portray gender?

Limited

The story centers around male relationships, particularly the bond between Jean and his grandfather. It operates within a patriarchal structure typical of its 19th-century setting.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Rooster of St. Victor?

Limited

Set in a rural French village, the cast is ethnically uniform. The film reflects the historical demographic limitations of its period without modern casting interventions.

How does The Rooster of St. Victor represent religion and culture?

Limited

The narrative celebrates a romanticized, stable view of historical rural society. It prioritizes pastoral life and childhood innocence over any critique of Western or capitalist structures.

Does The Rooster of St. Victor include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no evidence of characters with visible or invisible disabilities. The film does not use disability as a central theme or plot device.

Present on Screen

The film successfully captures a nostalgic and sentimental view of historical pastoral life.
It provides a clear, stable moral framework suitable for family-oriented animation.

Limited or Absent

The narrative lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or perspectives.
The film fails to include characters with visible or invisible disabilities.
The setting relies on an ethnically homogeneous cast that lacks racial diversity.
Gender roles remain traditional, offering little control to female characters.

Official Synopsis

In this fun family comedy, a village rooster's punctual (and loud!) crowing keeps everyone awake until a group of sleepy locals hatch a scheme to get rid of him.

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