New Showbiz

You are here:
De mannenmaker

De mannenmaker

2024

Director

Jamel Aattache

Average Rating

No ratings yet

Synopsis

"Man-maker" Anne doesn't do relationships, but projects: every six months, she picks up a man and grooms him into a desirable specimen. Once she's successful, she breaks up with him and starts another project. That goes well, until she starts developing feelings for her new project partner.

Where to Watch

Diversity & Representation

Overall Score

6.1/10

Good


Category Breakdown

LGBTQ+ Representation

Fair

The narrative focuses on heterosexual romantic projects. While the protagonist rejects traditional relationship structures, there is no explicit evidence of LGBTQ+ identities.

Gender Representation

Excellent

Anne subverts traditional hierarchies by acting as the architect of social desirability. She exercises high agency, treating masculinity as a malleable construct subject to her direction.

Racial & Ethnic Diversity

Fair

The available information provides insufficient data to determine the racial composition of the cast. The focus remains on the protagonist's psychological and social mechanics.

Religious & Cultural Diversity

Good

The film challenges Western ideals of lifelong partnership and the nuclear family. It presents a postmodern view of social institutions through transactional human connections.

Disability Representation

Fair

There is no mention of characters with visible or invisible disabilities within the narrative context.

Strengths

  • Strong subversion of traditional gender hierarchies and romantic tropes.
  • High level of female agency and intellectual control in the protagonist.
  • Challenging of conventional Western social institutions and relationship norms.

Areas for Improvement

  • Lack of explicit evidence regarding LGBTQ+ representation or identities.
  • Insufficient information to assess racial or ethnic diversity within the cast.
  • No visible representation of characters with disabilities.

AI Analysis

De mannenmaker is a character-driven romantic comedy that prioritizes female agency and intellectual dominance. By centering a woman who grooms men as temporary projects, the film disrupts conventional courtship rituals and traditional gender roles. The narrative succeeds in subverting the trope of the male provider. Instead, it portrays masculinity as something that can be shaped and directed by a highly autonomous female lead. However, the film's depth regarding intersectionality is limited. There is a lack of explicit information regarding racial, ethnic, or LGBTQ+ representation, leaving the social scope of the story narrow.

How are these scores produced? →

Similar Movies

Movie poster for That's Amor

That's Amor

2022

No user ratings available yet
Diversity score: 5.4 out of 10
Movie poster for How to be Happy

How to be Happy

2013

No user ratings available yet
No diversity score available

Rate this Movie

No rating selected
Use arrow keys to select a rating from 1 to 5 stars
Optional text review, maximum 2000 characters
Tip: Wrap spoilers with ||double pipes|| to hide them
0/2000 characters
You must be signed in to submit a rating

Reviews

No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts on this movie!

Use the rating form above to leave a star rating and optional review.