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As You Want Me

Name: As You Want Me
Director: Carmine Amoroso
Released: 1997
Duration: 100 min

Representation Score

6.0/10

Good

1997

Director

Carmine Amoroso

Runtime

100 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

As You Want Me stands out by integrating trans identities into the main romantic and moral conflict. Instead of using gender diversity as a backdrop, the film leverages Desideria's character to drive the protagonist's internal growth and challenge his traditional social standing. The film successfully creates a sense of community through the depiction of a supportive, non-traditional domestic unit of gender-diverse individuals. However, it lacks visible racial or multi-ethnic diversity within the Roman setting and does not include representations of physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

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Category Breakdown

Does As You Want Me have LGBTQ+ representation?

Excellent

The film places Desideria, a trans woman, at the heart of its emotional storyline rather than treating her identity as a side note. It features a domestic community of trans individuals, including Gaia and Gioia, highlighting their social interactions.

How does As You Want Me portray gender?

Good

Desideria plays a significant role in driving the story and initiates romantic relationships. The conflict arises from the male protagonist's struggle to reconcile traditional societal roles with the transformative impact of a non-cisgender partner.

How racially and ethnically diverse is As You Want Me?

Fair

The story focuses on local social dynamics within Rome. There is no indication of a multi-ethnic cast or significant intersectionality based on race.

How does As You Want Me represent religion and culture?

Good

The narrative questions traditional institutions by emphasizing personal truth over conventional morality. It highlights alternative domestic structures that exist outside the typical nuclear family model.

Does As You Want Me include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not provide specific details or portrayals regarding physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Present on Screen

Placing a trans woman at the center of the emotional narrative.
Showing a supportive, non-traditional domestic community of gender-diverse individuals.
Questioning rigid social roles through the protagonist's internal moral negotiations.

Limited or Absent

Lack of explicit racial or multi-ethnic diversity within the Roman setting.
Absence of representation regarding physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Pasquale is a policeman in Roma. During a roundup he meets Desideria. He/she is a transsexual, living together with other two trans , Gaia and Gioia. But overall Desideria is an old friend of Pasquale, they already been attending the same schools. Desideria immediately fall in love for Pasquale. But the policeman has a fiancé, Nellina, even if too far so they meet rarely. That's why Pasquale could change idea about Desideria.

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