You are here:

The Things of Love: Part 2

Name: The Things of Love: Part 2
Director: Jaime Chávarri
Released: 1995
Duration: 106 min

Representation Score

4.1/10

Fair

1995

Director

Jaime Chávarri

Runtime

106 minutes

Average Rating

No ratings yet

New Showbiz Analysis

The film centers on emotional autonomy and social transition, offering a meaningful disruption to traditional romantic structures by evolving from a heterosexual relationship into a same-sex union. However, the narrative remains largely confined to European social structures, lacking a broad spectrum of multi-layered or racial diversity. Ultimately, the film excels in character-driven drama while staying within relatively narrow cultural and ethnic boundaries.

Watch this, not that →

Category Breakdown

Does The Things of Love: Part 2 have LGBTQ+ representation?

Good

The film challenges traditional expectations by showing Tulio's journey from a heterosexual relationship to a same-sex partnership with Mario, which eventually leads to a marriage proposal.

How does The Things of Love: Part 2 portray gender?

Fair

Silvia's inherited wealth gives her economic power, but her story remains tied to traditional romantic pursuits. Mario's emotional detachment sometimes reinforces traditional masculine archetypes.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Things of Love: Part 2?

Limited

The story mainly focuses on European social classes in Spain and Portugal, with little evidence of diverse ethnic backgrounds or multi-layered racial dynamics.

How does The Things of Love: Part 2 represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film critiques stable national identities through themes of displacement and exile, suggesting a nomadic view of Western stability by moving between Madrid, Lisbon, and Argentina.

Does The Things of Love: Part 2 include disability representation?

Minimal

No visible or invisible disabilities are central to the character arcs or plot progression.

Present on Screen

Challenges traditional romantic structures with a progressing same-sex relationship and marriage proposal.
Explores complex power dynamics and economic ability to act through female characters like Silvia.
Examines nuanced themes of displacement and exile that question rigid national identities.

Limited or Absent

Needs more racial and ethnic diversity, focusing almost exclusively on European social strata.
Relies on traditional masculine archetypes regarding emotional unavailability.
Requires more characters who reflect more than one aspect of diversity across different social and identity groups.

Official Synopsis

On the way to his exile in Lisbon, Mario meets Silvia, a widow who turns out to be one of his admirers. Silvia has inherited a fortune, leading Mario to resume his career, eventually falling for him. Although Mario has relations with her, he makes it clear that will never fall in love. In Madrid, Juan Pepita and resume their relationship, and because of this the jilted Nena John Colman murders before Pepita, after being arrested. Pepita accepts a contract in Argentina, reunited with Mario. There he meets Tulio, who after starting a relationship with singer eventually ask marriage.

How are these scores produced? →