
Looking for Simon
2011

Representation Score
Good
2012
Not RatedDirector
Martin Turk
Runtime
88 minutes
Average Rating
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Martin Turk's drama centers on a researcher and a mysterious homeless man in Italy. The film shifts from typical storytelling by focusing on social outsiders and unusual personal connections. Though the film doesn't delve deeply into overlapping aspects of identity, it examines social boundaries and disruptions to normal paths. It emphasizes psychological complexity over stable domestic stories. Overall, the film studies social displacement without taking sides on specific identity issues.
Category Breakdown
The film doesn't explicitly show non-binary or same-sex relationships, but there's a scene where two men meet mysteriously, hinting at possible unconventional friendships.
The main character and another important male figure dominate the story. There are no female characters or challenges to traditional gender roles.
Set in Italy, the film features interactions between different social classes. The protagonist seems Western, while a homeless encounter highlights class differences.
The story questions the separation of academic life from real-world issues. It focuses on a transient figure, moving away from typical middle-class family settings.
Including a homeless person brings up themes of social vulnerability and being pushed to the side. The story looks closely at those living on the outskirts of society.
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Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
In order to perfect his research, Robert travels to Italy, where he meets an unusual homeless man. Overwhelmed and confused by the unexpected encounter with that mysterious man, Robert begins to follow him and disappears without a trace...

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