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Achille Tarallo

Name: Achille Tarallo
Director: Antonio Capuano
Released: 2018
Duration: 108 min

Representation Score

4.1/10

Fair

2018

Director

Antonio Capuano

Runtime

108 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Achille Tarallo is a character study centered on domestic and professional stagnation. The film gains its most significant diversity points by introducing an Eastern European character to challenge the protagonist's stagnant social environment. However, the narrative relies heavily on traditional gender archetypes, limiting the depth of gender representation. Overall, the film offers a moderate level of diversity but lacks high-level complexity in representing multiple aspects of identity.

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Category Breakdown

Does Achille Tarallo have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film focuses on a typical heterosexual relationship without featuring any LGBTQ+ characters or narratives that challenge the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.

How does Achille Tarallo portray gender?

Fair

Female characters are portrayed mainly in relation to the male lead, using traditional stereotypes like the nagging wife. While the protagonist challenges patriarchal stability, female characters have limited influence over the plot.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Achille Tarallo?

Fair

An Eastern European caregiver adds a meaningful immigrant perspective, disrupting the homogeneity of the Neapolitan setting and offering an outsider’s viewpoint.

How does Achille Tarallo represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story delves into personal disillusionment and the tension between individual passion and societal obligations. It emphasizes Mediterranean realism without explicitly addressing secular or anti-capitalist themes.

Does Achille Tarallo include disability representation?

Minimal

The narrative does not include any characters with visible or invisible disabilities, thus there is no representation in this category.

Present on Screen

The inclusion of an Eastern European character adds a layer of ethnic diversity within the Neapolitan setting.
The protagonist challenges traditional patriarchal roles by being depicted as an unhappy, absent husband and father.

Limited or Absent

The film relies on traditional gender stereotypes, such as the nagging wife, which limits the role of female characters.
There is a lack of LGBTQ+ representation or narratives that question the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.

Official Synopsis

Achille Tarallo is an absent father and an unhappy husband. He drives buses in Naples for a living but his dream is to be a great crooner. In the meantime he sings at wedding parties with his best friend Café, waiting for their band manager Pennabic to make them famous. One day, Achille falls in love with the new caregiver of his mother, a kind woman from Eastern Europe very different from his nagging wife Elide.

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