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Lucky Luciano

Name: Lucky Luciano
Director: Francesco Rosi
Released: 1973
Duration: 110 min

Representation Score

2.5/10

Limited

1973

Director

Francesco Rosi

Runtime

110 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Lucky Luciano is a study of power structures rather than individual morality. It offers a detailed look at the Italian-American and Sicilian immigrant experience within organized crime. However, the film limits its scope to a narrow focus on male-driven narratives, excluding women and LGBTQ+ identities. Despite this limitation, the film's strength lies in its critique of institutional authority and its cultural specificity.

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Category Breakdown

Does Lucky Luciano have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film focuses on male-dominated criminal brotherhoods and patriarchal hierarchies, with no LGBTQ+ characters.

How does Lucky Luciano portray gender?

Minimal

Women are sidelined in the film, serving as secondary figures to the central male-driven plot.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Lucky Luciano?

Fair

The film explores the experiences of Italian-Americans and Sicilians, highlighting the intersection of ethnic identity and socioeconomic status.

How does Lucky Luciano represent religion and culture?

Excellent

It critiques the corruption in organized crime and its ties to capitalism and the state, challenging the integrity of Western legal and political systems.

Does Lucky Luciano include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not depict any physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Present on Screen

Explores the experiences of Italian-Americans and Sicilians in organized crime.
Critiques the corruption in organized crime and its ties to capitalism and the state.
Challenges the integrity of Western legal and political systems.

Limited or Absent

Lacks meaningful representation of LGBTQ+ characters.
Women have minimal narrative ability to act.
Does not include any significant depictions of physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Lucky Luciano is one of the bosses of the Mafia. He orders the slaughter of 40 other responsibles, therefore becoming the only boss. But a few years later he is put into jail. In 1946, he got a pardon and is sent back to Sicilia. There, he begins becoming one of the chief of the Mafia. The US Army seems to refrain from interfering.

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