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Maladonna

Name: Maladonna
Director: Bruno Gaburro
Released: 1984
Duration: 85 min

Representation Score

2.8/10

Limited

1984

Director

Bruno Gaburro

Runtime

85 minutes

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Maladonna is a period drama that explores the tension between individual desire and rigid 19th-century social hierarchies. The film centers on a singular, intense interpersonal dynamic between Maria and Alessio, using sexual transgression to drive the plot. While the film offers a degree of ability to act through its female lead, the narrative remains narrow. It focuses on the dissolution of class-based structures through a very specific, character-driven lens rather than a broad social tapestry. Ultimately, the work succeeds in deconstructing traditional domesticity but lacks the breadth found in more diverse cinematic offerings.

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Category Breakdown

Does Maladonna have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film focuses exclusively on a heterosexual relationship between Maria and Alessio. There are no representations of LGBTQ+ identities or queer perspectives.

How does Maladonna portray gender?

Fair

Maria acts as a central protagonist who rejects social boredom to pursue her own choices. However, her eventual subjugation suggests a complex relationship with patriarchal power.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Maladonna?

Limited

The late 19th-century setting suggests a focus on European class structures. The narrative lacks explicit details regarding ethnic diversity within the cast.

How does Maladonna represent religion and culture?

Good

The story challenges Victorian-era social orders by prioritizing individual carnal desire over traditional familial stability. It adopts a lens of moral relativism.

Does Maladonna include disability representation?

Minimal

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

Present on Screen

The film centers on a female protagonist who actively pursues her own role in the story.
It challenges the perceived sanctity of upper-class social orders through moral relativism.

Limited or Absent

The narrative lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or queer perspectives.
The story lacks ethnic diversity, focusing primarily on European class structures.
There is no visible representation of characters with disabilities.

Official Synopsis

In late XIX century, rich and bored Maria (Paola Senatore) is after a more sexually interesting life and gets involved with Alessio who shows her other kinds of love. She soon becomes his sex slave but some unexpected consequences will arise from her desperate search for sexual fulfillment.

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