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Up to the World

Name: Up to the World
Director: Alessandro Lunardelli
Released: 2014
Duration: 108 min

Representation Score

5.3/10

Fair

2014

Director

Alessandro Lunardelli

Runtime

108 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Up to the World succeeds in providing a meaningful, character-driven look at queer identity. By placing a gay protagonist at the center of a sibling drama, the film moves beyond superficial representation to explore the nuances of the 'unspoken' within a family unit. However, the film's scope is narrow. The focus on a homogeneous Northern Italian village and male-centric relationships limits its multi-layered breadth. While it effectively deconstructs traditional social expectations, it lacks diversity in terms of race, gender ability to act, and disability. Ultimately, the film is a focused study of identity versus tradition rather than a broad social tapestry.

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Category Breakdown

Does Up to the World have LGBTQ+ representation?

Good

The film centers on Davide, a gay protagonist, exploring the tension of coming out and the complexities of familial recognition within a sibling relationship.

How does Up to the World portray gender?

Fair

The story focuses heavily on male-centric interpersonal dynamics. While it challenges stoic masculinity through emotional vulnerability, the lack of women's ability to drive the story results in a more limited gender perspective.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Up to the World?

Fair

Set in a small village in Northern Italy, the film appears to inhabit a culturally homogeneous environment. It does not utilize diverse casting to disrupt the demographic expectations of its setting.

How does Up to the World represent religion and culture?

Good

The narrative examines the friction between individual identity and the traditionalist social structures of a small Italian community. It implicitly critiques the rigidity of local norms and conventional family transparency.

Does Up to the World include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no evidence within the narrative regarding the portrayal of physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Present on Screen

Centers a gay protagonist for meaningful, nuanced queer representation.
Challenges traditional clichés of stoic masculinity through emotional vulnerability.
Offers a nuanced critique of rigid, traditionalist social structures in small communities.

Limited or Absent

Lacks women's ability to drive the story and diverse gender perspectives within the narrative.
The homogeneous setting limits racial and ethnic diversity.
Provides no representation for physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Davide and Loris are brothers and live in a very small village in the north of Italy. While Davide is eighteen years old and gay, Loris is almost thirty and doesn't know anything about his brother's sexuality.

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