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L'anello matrimoniale

L'anello matrimoniale

Representation Score

3.1/10

Limited

1979

Director

Mauro Ivaldi

Runtime

115 minutes

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L'anello matrimoniale offers a nuanced look at domestic power dynamics by focusing on a woman's negotiation of sexual freedom. This challenges traditional gender roles within a comedic framework. However, the film's impact is limited by its narrow social scope, which remains strictly straight-centered and lacks ethnic or cultural diversity. While it deconstructs certain marital sanctities, it fails to engage with broader multi-layered identities or systemic social critiques.

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Category Breakdown

Does L'anello matrimoniale have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film centers around a heterosexual couple and a male neighbor, with no representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-cisgender narratives.

How does L'anello matrimoniale portray gender?

Fair

Monica plays a significant role in driving the story by negotiating her sexual autonomy, challenging traditional gender roles. Her husband's tolerant response breaks away from typical patriarchal expectations.

How racially and ethnically diverse is L'anello matrimoniale?

Minimal

The film appears to center on a homogeneous social group, with no indication of diverse ethnic or racial backgrounds.

How does L'anello matrimoniale represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story challenges traditional views on marriage by presenting consensual non-monogamy as a negotiable arrangement, but it lacks broader systemic or anti-capitalist critiques.

Does L'anello matrimoniale include disability representation?

Minimal

The film provides no evidence of characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Present on Screen

  • The female protagonist takes control by negotiating her sexual autonomy.
  • The husband's tolerant attitude challenges traditional patriarchal expectations.

Limited or Absent

  • The film lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or queer perspectives.
  • The film shows a lack of racial and ethnic diversity within its social setting.
  • There is no inclusion of characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Monica, the young wife of a luminary plastic surgeon, and the mother of a little girl, is tempted to sleep with a handsome neighbor: Giorgio, the owner of a beauty salon and the father of a boy. Since she is very much in love with her husband, she asks him for permission to yield to Giorgio, very insistent on her point. The surgeon, tolerant, gives her permission ...

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