You are here:

Everything Will Be Fine

Name: Everything Will Be Fine
Director: Angelina Maccarone
Released: 1998
Duration: 88 min

Representation Score

6.8/10

Good

1998

Director

Angelina Maccarone

Runtime

88 minutes

Average Rating

No ratings yet

New Showbiz Analysis

Everything Will Be Fine stands out as a progressive film from the late 90s independent cinema scene. It disrupts mainstream clichés by focusing on a complex, Afro-German queer protagonist. The narrative uses themes of queer relationships and professional ambition to build emotional engagement. By focusing on characters like Nabou and Kim, the film explores nuanced social positions and personal empowerment, moving away from traditional commercial formulas. While it does not address disability, its emphasis on non-traditional lifestyles and diverse identities sets it apart from mainstream offerings of the time.

Watch this, not that →

Category Breakdown

Does Everything Will Be Fine have LGBTQ+ representation?

Excellent

The film focuses on a romantic relationship between two women. Nabou's pursuit of her ex-girlfriend drives the main storyline, avoiding the typical treatment of lesbian relationships as secondary plots.

How does Everything Will Be Fine portray gender?

Good

Women's ambition and influence propel the story. The character Kim challenges traditional domestic roles by concentrating on her career journey to become a partner in an advertising firm.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Everything Will Be Fine?

Excellent

Nabou, the main character, is an Afro-German slacker. This presents a layered identity that challenges typical, non-diverse portrayals of minorities in European settings.

How does Everything Will Be Fine represent religion and culture?

Good

The story highlights a non-traditional social framework centered around club kid culture. It emphasizes personal connections and whimsical lifestyles over rigid institutional stability or capitalist productivity.

Does Everything Will Be Fine include disability representation?

Minimal

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

Present on Screen

Focuses on a complex, Afro-German queer protagonist.
Prioritizes queer relationships as a central theme.
Challenges traditional gender roles by emphasizing women's professional ambitions.

Limited or Absent

Does not include representations of physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Nabou, an Afro-German slacker, desperatly wants to win back her club kid ex-girlfriend Katja. Nabou becomes a housekeeper for Katja's neighbor, Kim, who is a workaholic that is striving to become a partner in an advertising agency. A refreshing romantic comedy with the ingredients of a classic lesbian feature: whimsical sexiness, mistaken identity, and general madness and mayhem.

How are these scores produced? →