
Yuppies 2
1986

Representation Score
Limited
1986
Director
Carlo Vanzina
Runtime
90 minutes
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Yuppies offers a sharp postmodern critique of 1980s Italian materialism, capturing the 'Milano da bere' era by highlighting the emptiness of a lifestyle driven by status and consumerism. However, the film reflects the demographic constraints of its time, focusing on a specific, wealthy, and white urban demographic without challenging existing social hierarchies.
Category Breakdown
The film focuses on traditional heterosexual relationships and lacks any LGBTQ+ characters or diverse identities. There are no non-straight or non-cisgender roles represented.
The film maintains traditional gender roles, with male characters taking the lead in professional settings while female characters play secondary roles in social and romantic contexts.
The cast is predominantly white and upper-middle-class, representing a culturally homogeneous segment of Milan’s professional elite.
The film satirizes the moral emptiness of materialism and consumerism but does not critically examine traditional cultural or religious institutions.
The film does not include characters with visible or invisible disabilities. The narrative emphasizes physical perfection and does not explore neurodivergence or physical impairments.
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Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
Willy, Giacomo, Lorenzo and Sandro are 4 young yuppies rampant in the "Milano da bere" of the 80s, who live in the myth of Lawyer Gianni Agnelli and Silvio Berlusconi; their only purpose in life is to appear rather than be. Giacomo is an advertiser, Lorenzo is a notary, Sandro is a dentist, and Willy is a car salesman.

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