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Lust

Name: Lust
Director: Renato Polselli, Bruno Vani
Released: 1979
Duration: 75 min

Representation Score

4.5/10

Fair

1979

Director

Renato Polselli, Bruno Vani

Runtime

75 minutes

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Lust is a film that explores moral relativism and challenges traditional social structures. It excels in critiquing the stability of the nuclear family and the institution of marriage. However, the film remains confined to a homogeneous social setting. It lacks depth in representing diverse racial and LGBTQ+ identities, which limits its overall diversity score. Ultimately, the work succeeds as a critique of class and gendered domesticity, while operating within a restrictive social framework.

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Category Breakdown

Does Lust have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The story focuses on a heterosexual couple exploring sexual experimentation. There is no depiction of same-sex relationships or non-cisgender identities.

How does Lust portray gender?

Good

The film challenges traditional gender roles by emphasizing a woman's sexual autonomy. It disrupts conventional domestic hierarchies as the husband supports his wife's encounters.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Lust?

Limited

The story revolves around class dynamics within a specific social stratum. There is no evidence of a racially diverse cast.

How does Lust represent religion and culture?

Good

The film critiques the traditional nuclear family and Western moralities. It examines the moral vacuum in high society and the corrupting influence of wealth.

Does Lust include disability representation?

Minimal

The synopsis provides no information regarding characters with physical, sensory, or neurodivergent disabilities.

Present on Screen

Challenges traditional gender roles by emphasizing female sexual autonomy.
Critiques the stability of the nuclear family and traditional marriage.
Explores complex themes of moral relativism and class-based corruption.

Limited or Absent

Lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-cisgender gender expressions.
Offers little evidence of racial or ethnic diversity within the cast.
Fails to include characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

A sexually adventurous couple finds their sordid affairs may ultimately be their undoing in director Jones Brown’s lurid thriller. Emotionally starved and desperate to experience new thrills, a bored housewife gets what she asked for when her bored husband begins pimping her out to the wealthy and powerful. But when the seeds of deceit are planted, paranoia takes hold and plunges their fantasy world of pleasure into a bottomless pit of darkness.

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