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Your Neighbour's Wife

Name: Your Neighbour's Wife
Director: José Fonseca e Costa
Released: 1988
Duration: 84 min

Representation Score

1.8/10

Minimal

1988

Director

José Fonseca e Costa

Runtime

84 minutes

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This romantic comedy centers on the emotional complexities of two individuals navigating life after the dissolution of traditional family units. While it explores the nuances of widowhood and divorce, the focus remains on interpersonal reconciliation rather than broader social disruptions. The film operates within a conventional framework, prioritizing character-driven romantic drama over representation that reflects multiple aspects of identity. It examines the micro-level of personal grief and failed domesticity without addressing macro-level systemic hierarchies.

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Category Breakdown

Does Your Neighbour's Wife have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film focuses on a heterosexual reunion between a widow and a divorcée. There is no evidence of non-straight identities or critiques of the assumption that everyone is straight.

How does Your Neighbour's Wife portray gender?

Fair

The widow's lack of intense grief suggests a departure from submissive female clichés. However, the conflict remains rooted in traditional romantic dynamics without challenging broader societal norms.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Your Neighbour's Wife?

Limited

The narrative likely reflects the demographic homogeneity of 1988 Portuguese cinema. There is no evidence of diverse casting or roles that differ from traditional expectations.

How does Your Neighbour's Wife represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story examines the fragility of Western domestic institutions through divorce and widowhood. It frames these shifts as personal drama rather than broader systemic issues.

Does Your Neighbour's Wife include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no mention of characters with visible or invisible disabilities in the narrative.

Present on Screen

Explores women's ability to drive the story through a widow who resists traditional mourning clichés.
Provides a nuanced look at individuals navigating life after marital collapse.

Limited or Absent

Lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or perspectives that reflect multiple aspects of identity.
Shows limited racial and ethnic diversity within its localized Portuguese context.
Does not engage in systemic critiques of religion, capitalism, or patriotism.

Official Synopsis

Two lovers meet again in strange circumstances, when she is a recent widow not particularly grieving, and he is a divorcée mourning his daughter. They reunite, only to break again - this time for good.

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