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Un día perfecto

Name: Un día perfecto
Director: Jacobo Rispa
Released: 1998
Duration: 19 min

Representation Score

8.6/10

Excellent

1998

Director

Jacobo Rispa

Runtime

19 minutes

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Un día perfecto uses a speculative future to dismantle traditional success narratives. By focusing on systemic unemployment and digital bureaucracy, the film critiques the dehumanization found in automated governance. The narrative succeeds by shifting influence toward female characters and challenging the stability of Western social contracts. It replaces the hero's journey with a study of institutional rigidity. However, the film remains limited by its focus on a central heterosexual pairing and lacks explicit representation of physical disabilities or diverse racial identities.

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Category Breakdown

Does Un día perfecto have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The story focuses on a heterosexual relationship between Gabe and Susanna. Although non-straight identities are not explicitly detailed, the film examines the breakdown of traditional romantic ideals.

How does Un día perfecto portray gender?

Good

Susanna is portrayed as a character with significant influence. She acts as a potential catalyst for change, challenging traditional roles where the male is the sole provider.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Un día perfecto?

Fair

Set in a future Europe, the film includes humanoid entities that suggest a departure from traditional, homogeneous social hierarchies.

How does Un día perfecto represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The film sharply criticizes Western institutions and capitalism. It portrays state bureaucracy and financial systems as oppressive, dysfunctional forces within a rigid hierarchy.

Does Un día perfecto include disability representation?

Fair

The protagonist's struggle with systemic entrapment serves as a metaphor for mental health or neurodivergent experiences. It highlights the psychological burden of living in an unfeeling society.

Present on Screen

Challenges traditional masculine provider roles by giving Susanna a significant role.
Provides a sophisticated critique of capitalist and bureaucratic institutions.
Uses speculative elements to challenge standard social hierarchies.

Limited or Absent

Lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities.
Does not provide clear evidence of diverse racial or ethnic casting.
Physical disability representation remains metaphorical rather than explicit.

Official Synopsis

A glimpse into Europe's future. On 37 Juliembre 2056, one of Europe's 400,000,000 unemployed, a man named Gabe, wins the Grand Lottery: he'll have a job. He phones Susanna, his girlfriend who has recently tried to break things off, and tells her he has a surprise for her. She agrees to meet him in 30 minutes. Then, a perfect day turns sour: Gabe is behind on his rent and is maxed out on his universal credit card, the computer won't let him exit his flat. He phones emergency services, and Filipe, a sixth generation humanoid, is unsympathetic. Will Gabe miss out completely on his good luck? Susanna comes to his door: perhaps she will rescue him and restore the day to perfection.

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