
A Fantastic Back and Forth
2013

Representation Score
Limited
2015
Director
Carlo Vanzina
Runtime
83 minutes
Average Rating
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Carlo Vanzina’s comedy follows a conventional trajectory, prioritizing mainstream appeal over social critique. The plot centers on a traditional domestic disruption, focusing on a male protagonist's reaction to a crumbling marriage. The film operates within established social structures, offering little in the way of characters who reflect more than one aspect of diversity or systemic critique. It functions as a standard character-driven dramedy rather than a work that challenges identity-based norms. Ultimately, the narrative lacks the intentionality required to disrupt traditional hierarchies, remaining firmly within the bounds of conventional Italian commercial comedy.
Category Breakdown
The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or non-cisgender identities. It focuses on a traditional marital crisis.
A female character leaves her marriage, exerting ability to act, while the story revolves around the male protagonist's personal crisis.
The film centers on a homogeneous Italian setting with no indication of a multi-ethnic cast or diverse cultural references.
The narrative explores standard Western themes of family breakdown and mid-life crises without critiquing Western institutions like the nuclear family.
The film does not provide any information about characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.
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Official Synopsis
Marco is married to a gorgeous woman, has a child and a great job. Everything seems perfect, at least until his wife of 25 years announces that she has another man and wants a separation. Marco is forced to leave home.

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