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The Last Italian Tango

The Last Italian Tango

Representation Score

4.1/10

Fair

1973

Director

Nando Cicero

Runtime

100 minutes

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Nando Cicero’s film serves mainly as a transgressive comedy that emphasizes shock value over diverse storytelling. While it effectively breaks down the stability of the traditional nuclear family through themes of infidelity and dysfunction, it does so without broadening its scope to include progressive social issues. The movie excels in challenging conventional domestic hierarchies and gender power dynamics. However, these strengths are undermined by a notable absence of racial and LGBTQ+ diversity, keeping the narrative confined to narrow genre boundaries.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Last Italian Tango have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film touches on infidelity and non-traditional relationships but doesn't clearly depict specific LGBTQ or non-cisgender identities. Instead, it focuses on personal betrayals and unconventional bonds.

How does The Last Italian Tango portray gender?

Fair

The female lead demonstrates significant influence by defying traditional domestic roles and prioritizing her romantic partner. The story also delves into power dynamics through a sadomasochistic relationship involving a younger woman.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Last Italian Tango?

Minimal

The cast seems uniform, reflecting the typical makeup of 1970s Italian exploitation films. There is no indication of ethnic diversity or actors playing roles outside their traditional backgrounds.

How does The Last Italian Tango represent religion and culture?

Good

The story dismantles the idealized Western family by depicting the home as a place of deceit. It questions traditional social roles and moral conventions.

Does The Last Italian Tango include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no visible or hidden disabilities woven into the character development or storyline.

Present on Screen

  • Challenges traditional domestic hierarchies through a strong female lead.
  • Breaks down the idealized concept of marital stability and the traditional family unit.

Limited or Absent

  • Lacks racial and ethnic diversity in the cast.
  • Doesn't provide sufficient representation of specific LGBTQ+ identities.

Official Synopsis

A woman feeds her husband with scraps and gives the best food to her lover, whom she hides in the attic. The husband abandons her and goes and lives with a young girl who drags him into a sadomasochistic relationship.

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