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Ignorance Is Bliss

Name: Ignorance Is Bliss
Director: Massimiliano Bruno
Released: 2017
Duration: 102 min

Representation Score

4.5/10

Fair

2017

Director

Massimiliano Bruno

Runtime

102 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Ignorance Is Bliss primarily functions as a character-driven story centered on ideological conflict. The narrative highlights the tension between digital connectivity and traditionalist isolation, but it does not significantly address demographic diversity. The film challenges outdated belief systems but lacks substantial LGBTQ+, racial, or disability representation.

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Category Breakdown

Does Ignorance Is Bliss have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film focuses on a conflict between two male characters, but there is no clear indication of any non-straight relationships. The story revolves around two male protagonists with opposing ideologies, but their sexual orientations are not explicitly addressed.

How does Ignorance Is Bliss portray gender?

Fair

The narrative is driven by a conflict between two male teachers, but a female character, Nina, plays a crucial role in shaping the personal development of the main characters. She serves as the catalyst for change and growth.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Ignorance Is Bliss?

Limited

The story is set in a localized Italian context and emphasizes the cultural divide between digital and traditional lifestyles. It does not explore diverse racial or ethnic backgrounds or multi-layered identities.

How does Ignorance Is Bliss represent religion and culture?

Good

The plot criticizes traditionalist isolation by portraying a conservative teacher's methods as outdated. It promotes a modern, interconnected worldview through the necessity of engaging with the digital world.

Does Ignorance Is Bliss include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not depict any characters with visible or invisible disabilities. There is no central plot point involving disability.

Present on Screen

Critiques traditionalist social structures through its narrative.
Employs a female character to drive plot progression and disrupt male-centric ability to act.

Limited or Absent

Lacks representation of diverse racial or ethnic backgrounds.
Does not provide explicit exploration of LGBTQ+ identities.
Does not incorporate disability as a meaningful narrative element.

Official Synopsis

Ernesto and Filippo, two high school teachers, couldn’t be more different: Filippo is a cheerful liberal who is constantly online. Handsome and youthful, he is a serial seducer on the social networks. Ernesto, instead is a stern conservative, rigorously computerless. He is probably the last person around who still has a first-generation cell phone and his teaching methods are very traditional. They used to be best friends but an unresolved fight kept them far apart, until the day fate intervened and they found themselves teaching at the same school. Their opposite viewpoints will soon and inevitably lead to a new clash. The internet will force them to deal with their past, which resurfaces in the shape of Nina, a young woman who conducts an experiment on them: Filippo must try to leave the world of Internet and Ernesto must try to enter it.

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