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Un marido de ida y vuelta

Name: Un marido de ida y vuelta
Director: Luis Lucia
Released: 1957
Duration: 94 min

Representation Score

2.0/10

Limited

1957

Director

Luis Lucia

Runtime

94 minutes

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This mid-century comedy primarily serves as a domestic farce. While it briefly challenges traditional gender roles by giving the wife authority, the narrative ultimately returns to conventional social expectations. The film lacks depth in representing diverse identities, focusing instead on a narrow, homogeneous view of Spanish society. It prioritizes theatrical absurdity and marital dynamics over any meaningful sociopolitical critique. Overall, the film stays within the standard representational boundaries of its time, offering limited perspectives on identity and societal issues.

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Category Breakdown

Does Un marido de ida y vuelta have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or non-cisgender identities. The storyline revolves around a traditional marital conflict typical of 1950s Spanish cinema.

How does Un marido de ida y vuelta portray gender?

Fair

The film depicts a power struggle between a controlling wife and a submissive husband. However, the wife's transformation into a sweet and understanding character reinforces traditional feminine roles.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Un marido de ida y vuelta?

Minimal

The film reflects the homogeneous society of 1957 Spain, with no indication of a diverse cast or characters used to challenge conventional social hierarchies.

How does Un marido de ida y vuelta represent religion and culture?

Limited

The story focuses on marriage and personal identity without critiquing religion or Western institutions. It explores marital harmony through supernatural elements without questioning the nuclear family structure.

Does Un marido de ida y vuelta include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no information available regarding the depiction of physical or neurodivergent disabilities in this film.

Present on Screen

The film temporarily challenges traditional gender hierarchies through its dominant female protagonist.

Limited or Absent

The narrative reinforces traditional feminine roles by the end.
The film lacks racial, ethnic, and LGBTQ+ diversity.
It fails to provide a critique of the nuclear family or social institutions.

Official Synopsis

Adaptation of the eponymous play of Jardiel Poncela. A husband dominated by his overbearing wife dies victim of a heart attack the day she forces him to shave his beloved beard to go to a costume ball dressed as a bullfighter. Its spectrum then begins to walk around the house and the most unexpected cause tangles. When she finally decides to settle definitely get materialize and get his wife, who has meanwhile become a being sweet and understanding.

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