
You're on Your Own
1959

Representation Score
Limited
1983
Director
Pier Francesco Pingitore
Runtime
88 minutes
Average Rating
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Pier Francesco Pingitore’s comedy primarily serves as a social critique of systemic inefficiency. The film emphasizes class-based struggles, particularly unemployment and the housing crisis in Rome. While it effectively highlights the tension between the individual and the state, it lacks demographic diversity. The focus remains on the economic struggles of a single male figure rather than a diverse cast. Ultimately, the film offers a period-specific view of institutional failure, lacking the complexity and identity-based representation found in more contemporary, diverse films.
Category Breakdown
There are no LGBTQ+ characters or stories about non-cisgender identities in the film. The story focuses solely on the protagonist's socio-economic struggles.
The story centers around a male protagonist who navigates his role as a provider. There is no indication of significant female influence or subversion of traditional gender roles.
Set in Rome, the film reflects the homogeneous demographic typical of 1980s Italian comedy. There is no evidence of racial diversity or casting that includes non-white actors.
The film strongly criticizes Western institutions and state bureaucracy. It portrays the government as an impersonal, obstructive force through the protagonist's housing struggles.
The available information provides no details about characters with visible or invisible disabilities.
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Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
Marino Stroppaghetti is a breadwinner in a layoff fund who, in order to make some money, arranges himself by doing small tailoring jobs at home. Desperate for having received the eviction, he turns to the City of Rome, where he discovers that there are as many as 80 thousand questions before his. How to do?

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