
Up to the World
2014

1996
Not RatedDirector
Bigas Luna
Runtime
95 minutes
Average Rating
No ratings yetSynopsis
Her name is Mina, but she is called Bambola (doll). Upon the death of her mother, she and her homosexual brother, Flavio, open a pizzeria. A man named Ugo loans Bambola the money, but is then killed in a fight with another one of her boyfriends, Settimio. While visiting Settimio in jail, she meets a sadistic man named Furio, and they begin a relationship.
Overall Score
Fair
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Religious & Cultural Diversity
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AI Analysis
Bambola presents a nuanced study of interpersonal power and agency. By centering on a woman who manages both a business and complex romantic entanglements, the film successfully disrupts traditional gender hierarchies and subverts the trope of the passive female object. The inclusion of a queer sibling provides meaningful representation that feels integrated into the plot's functional reality. This moves the film beyond simple background inclusion, though it does not focus on a specific critique of heteronormativity. However, the film's demographic scope is limited. The lack of racial diversity and the absence of disability representation keep the score from being higher, as the narrative remains localized within a homogeneous cultural milieu.

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