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The Habit of Beauty

Name: The Habit of Beauty
Director: Mirko Pincelli
Released: 2017

Representation Score

1.3/10

Minimal

2017

Director

Mirko Pincelli

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The film operates as a conventional character study focused on grief and romantic reconnection. It prioritizes individual emotional arcs over broader identity-based explorations, maintaining a traditional storytelling approach. Because the narrative lacks visible indicators of diverse casting or non-traditional gender dynamics, it does not engage with the progressive thematic shifts found in contemporary identity-focused cinema.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Habit of Beauty have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film centers around a heterosexual relationship between Elena and Ernesto. There is no indication of LGBTQ+ identities or challenges to the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.

How does The Habit of Beauty portray gender?

Fair

The story features a balanced pair of male and female protagonists. However, it is unclear whether the film challenges traditional gender roles or follows conventional emotional arcs.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Habit of Beauty?

Minimal

The narrative seems to center on a traditional dramatic pairing without clear indicators of diverse racial or ethnic backgrounds.

How does The Habit of Beauty represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film leans towards traditional family tragedy and romantic love clichés. It focuses on emotional realism rather than critiquing Western institutions or broader societal structures.

Does The Habit of Beauty include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no mention of neurodivergence, physical disabilities, or mental health conditions being used as central narrative elements.

Present on Screen

The film provides a balanced gender representation through its dual protagonists, Elena and Ernesto.

Limited or Absent

The narrative lacks multi-layered casting and fails to include LGBTQ+ representation.
There is no visible engagement with disability, neurodivergence, or racial diversity.
The story adheres to traditional dramatic clichés rather than subverting social hierarchies.

Official Synopsis

Elena and Ernesto are a couple who are bitterly torn apart by the death of their only child. Three years later they have both somehow managed to start a new life. Until destiny forces them to reconnect and understand, they never really stopped loving one another other.

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