
Fatalità
1947

Representation Score
Minimal
1947
Director
Leslie Arliss
Runtime
99 minutes
Average Rating
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A Man About the House is a period drama set in 1947 that highlights the social hierarchies and traditional values of the time. The story emphasizes class-based domestic conflicts and the importance of maintaining social decorum. It does not aim to disrupt conventional expectations around gender, race, or social order. Instead, it adheres to the genre conventions of the British studio system, focusing on romantic clichés.
Category Breakdown
The film focuses on traditional heterosexual relationships and does not include any representation of LGBTQ+ identities or queer subtext.
It examines the desires and constraints faced by women in domestic settings but does not challenge traditional gender roles.
The cast is primarily white, reflecting the era's demographics. An Italian character is included but fits within a typical romantic stereotype.
The film upholds Western social norms and class distinctions, portraying the upper class as the moral center without questioning traditional values.
There is no depiction of visible or invisible disabilities in the narrative.
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Official Synopsis
Handsome Italian laborer Kieron Moore works as caretaker of the Neopolitan villa inherited by plain-Jane Englishwomen Margaret Johnston and Dulcie Gray. Johnston is swept off her feet by the raffishly charming Moore, and before long they are wed.

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