The Stepford Wives
■ Basic Data
| Item | Content |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Country | United States |
| Director | Frank Oz |
| Cast | Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick, Bette Midler, Glenn Close, Christopher Walken, Roger Bart, Faith Hill |
| Genre | Science fiction black comedy film |
■ Title Language Table
| Language | Text | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| English | The Stepford Wives | – |
| Español | Las mujeres perfectas | Las mujeres perfectas |
| Français | Et l’homme créa la femme | Et l’homme crea la femme |
| Deutsch | Die Frauen von Stepford | Die Frauen von Stepford |
| Português | Mulheres Perfeitas | Mulheres Perfeitas |
| Italiano | La donna perfetta | La donna perfetta |
| Русский | Степфордские жёны | Stepfordskie zhony |
| 中文（简体） | 复制娇妻 | – |
| 中文（繁體） | 超完美嬌妻 | – |
| 한국어 | 스텝포드 와이프 | Seutepodeu Waipeu |
| ไทย | The Stepford Wives | The Stepford Wives |
| Tiếng Việt | Những bà vợ Stepford | Nhung ba vo Stepford |
| Bahasa Indonesia | The Stepford Wives | The Stepford Wives |
| 日本語 | ステップフォード・ワイフ | Suteppufōdo Waifu |
■ One-Line Definition
👉 A work that depicts a structure in which controlled domestic perfection and female autonomy collide within a technologically managed suburb
■ Synopsis
A successful woman enters a seemingly perfect suburb where wives are transformed into obedient idealized figures.
■ RECIPE Tags
#ManufacturedPerfection #FemaleAutonomy #DomesticControl #GenderConformity #ArtificialHarmony
■ Primary Axis
- Entry: Perfection as social control
Reason: The community’s ideal surface functions as a mechanism for eliminating deviation and autonomy.
Related Film: The Truman Show - Middle: Domestic harmony against personhood
Reason: Marriage and suburbia are converted into systems that reward obedience over inner life.
Related Film: Pleasantville - Core: Technology as patriarchal correction
Reason: The central structure turns dissatisfaction with independent women into technological redesign.
Related Film: Ex Machina
■ Secondary Axes
- Suburb as containment system: The neighborhood operates as a closed environment where normality is engineered.
Related Film: The Village - Identity replacement: The self is preserved in appearance while agency is removed beneath the surface.
Related Film: Invasion of the Body Snatchers
■ Person
- Director: Frank Oz
- Cast: Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick, Bette Midler, Glenn Close, Christopher Walken, Roger Bart, Faith Hill
■ Structural Tags
#ControlledNormality #AutonomyRemoval #ArtificialHarmony
■ Attribute Tags
#UnitedStates #2004Film #ScienceFictionBlackComedy #NovelAdaptation
