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Everything's Alright

Name: Everything's Alright
Director: Arnaldo Jabor
Released: 1978
Duration: 111 min

Representation Score

6.3/10

Good

1978

Director

Arnaldo Jabor

Runtime

111 minutes

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Arnaldo Jabor uses social satire to turn a mundane apartment renovation into a critique of middle-class neuroses. Domestic instability serves as a microcosm for broader societal dysfunction. The film employs significant Brazilian talent to explore complex social hierarchies, moving beyond simple domestic comedy to examine class and racial dynamics. While the film offers strong cultural and racial commentary, it lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities and disability.

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Category Breakdown

Does Everything's Alright have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film does not explicitly depict LGBTQ+ identities. However, there are subtle hints of desire that do not significantly influence the main storyline.

How does Everything's Alright portray gender?

Good

The story challenges the idea of a stable patriarchal household by showing domestic chaos. Fernanda Montenegro’s character has significant psychological depth and plays a key role in driving the story.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Everything's Alright?

Good

Casting Zezé Motta brings diversity to the ensemble. The conflict between the middle-class family and the renovation workers highlights issues of race and class.

How does Everything's Alright represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The film critiques the sanctity of the nuclear family and middle-class values. Using a routine renovation, it breaks down established social orders and domestic stability.

Does Everything's Alright include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no characters with visible or invisible disabilities in the film.

Present on Screen

Zezé Motta's casting introduces important racial and class intersections.
Effective use of satire to critique middle-class stability and social hierarchies.
Fernanda Montenegro provides a central figure with significant psychological depth.

Limited or Absent

Lack of explicit representation for LGBTQ+ identities in the narrative.
No visible or invisible disability representation among the characters.
Focus remains heavily centered on middle-class domesticity and class friction.

Official Synopsis

Middle-class family reform their apartment, and the noise, the contact with the workers and strange occurrences turn what was supposed to be a trivial matter into a trip to hell.

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