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Six Days a Week

Name: Six Days a Week
Director: Luigi Comencini
Released: 1965
Duration: 103 min

Representation Score

1.1/10

Minimal

1965

Director

Luigi Comencini

Runtime

103 minutes

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Six Days a Week is a period comedy that explores the social norms of mid-century Italy. The film's narrative revolves around individual deception and the comedic consequences of maintaining social propriety. While the protagonist, Maria, showcases remarkable strategic thinking and intellect, her actions are driven by the need to conform to societal expectations and gain male approval. The film reflects the homogeneous social realities of its time, focusing on the tension between personal desires and established societal hierarchies without offering characters who reflect more than one aspect of diversity.

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Category Breakdown

Does Six Days a Week have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film adheres to an assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender. The main character manages multiple romantic relationships with men, and there is no representation of non-cisgender identities.

How does Six Days a Week portray gender?

Fair

Maria uses her intelligence to navigate and manipulate patriarchal expectations, but she does so to gain male approval rather than to challenge the system.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Six Days a Week?

Minimal

The cast and setting are ethnically uniform, reflecting the social realities of 1965 Italy without incorporating non-European perspectives.

How does Six Days a Week represent religion and culture?

Limited

The story examines the conflict between personal desires and societal norms, but it does not attempt to break down traditional Western institutions such as the family or moral codes.

Does Six Days a Week include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no visible or invisible disabilities portrayed as central to the character arcs or the narrative development.

Present on Screen

The protagonist exhibits high levels of intellect and strategic planning through her intricate deceptions.
The film offers a detailed portrayal of the social fabric and etiquette of post-war Italy.

Limited or Absent

The narrative fails to include non-cisgender identities or LGBTQ+ perspectives.
The film features an ethnically homogeneous cast, lacking racial or ethnic diversity.
The protagonist's actions are used to navigate patriarchal structures rather than to challenge them.

Official Synopsis

Maria, a young belle, expertly juggles three suitors at once by posing as her airline-hostess roommate, Silvana. Using fake flight schedules and carefully crafted lies, she keeps each man convinced he has her to himself. But when unexpected news about the real Silvana surfaces, Maria's carefully balanced double life spirals into a whirlwind of increasingly outrageous schemes to keep the truth from coming out.

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