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Good Like Bread

Name: Good Like Bread
Director: Riccardo Sesani
Released: 1982
Duration: 81 min

Representation Score

2.7/10

Limited

1982

Director

Riccardo Sesani

Runtime

81 minutes

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Good Like Bread is a conventional 1980s Italian comedy that relies heavily on established genre clichés. While it offers a minor subversion of gendered competence by pairing an independent woman with an inept man, the narrative ultimately reinforces traditional social structures through its romantic resolution. The film lacks meaningful diversity in terms of race, sexual orientation, or disability. It functions primarily as a character-driven comedy within a standard, homogeneous Mediterranean social framework, prioritizing comedic mishaps over progressive social commentary.

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Category Breakdown

Does Good Like Bread have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The story focuses on a heterosexual relationship between Lisetta and Filippo. There are no characters with non-cisgender identities or same-sex relationships.

How does Good Like Bread portray gender?

Fair

Lisetta exhibits economic independence as a high-priced call-girl, challenging traditional submissive female roles. However, the story ends with a conventional marriage, reinforcing traditional domestic norms.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Good Like Bread?

Limited

The film portrays a homogeneous Mediterranean demographic typical of the 1982 Italian film industry. There is no indication of a multi-ethnic cast.

How does Good Like Bread represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film examines social class through unconventional lifestyles but follows a conventional path toward marriage. It does not significantly critique social or Western institutions.

Does Good Like Bread include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no visible or invisible disabilities portrayed among the characters.

Present on Screen

Lisetta's professional independence and economic autonomy provide a slight disruption to traditional female archetypes.

Limited or Absent

The narrative adheres strictly to conventions that assume everyone is straight and cisgender, ending with a traditional marriage.
The cast lacks racial and ethnic variety, reflecting a homogeneous demographic.
There is no representation of LGBTQ+ identities or characters with disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Lisetta (Carmen Russo) a high-priced call-girl, that entertained her eccentric clients in her apartment and in empty theaters over opera! She met Filippo (Saverio Marconi), a bumbling astronomer , and after a series of mishaps, they got married.

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