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Everything You Want

Name: Everything You Want
Director: Francesco Bruni
Released: 2017
Duration: 106 min

Representation Score

7.5/10

Good

2017

Director

Francesco Bruni

Runtime

106 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Everything You Want is a humanistic character study that finds its strength in the empathetic portrayal of neurodivergence. By centering the plot on a man living with Alzheimer’s, the film gives real power to a character often sidelined in cinema. While the film lacks overt multi-layered casting or diverse racial representation, it disrupts conventional hero archetypes. The protagonist's aimlessness offers a more nuanced view of masculinity than standard dramatic structures. The narrative's focus on personal history and the subjective experiences of the elderly provides a progressive approach to social roles, even if it remains a localized Italian production.

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Category Breakdown

Does Everything You Want have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film does not include any explicit references to LGBTQ+ characters or non-straight relationships. The story centers around the relationship between Alessandro and Giorgio.

How does Everything You Want portray gender?

Fair

The story follows a male-driven coming-of-age arc. It challenges the typical strong male protagonist by portraying Alessandro as an aimless, struggling individual.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Everything You Want?

Fair

As a localized Italian production, the film does not explicitly address multi-layered racial dynamics. The narrative focuses on specific social strata and historical layers.

How does Everything You Want represent religion and culture?

Good

The film deconstructs traditional social roles by prioritizing the experiences of those who are sidelined. It values personal truth and historical nuance over rigid institutional norms.

Does Everything You Want include disability representation?

Good

Giorgio provides meaningful representation of cognitive disability. The film avoids pity by integrating Alzheimer’s into his complex identity and the central mystery through mutual respect.

Present on Screen

Meaningful and respectful representation of cognitive disability through Giorgio.
Challenges traditional male protagonist archetypes via a non-traditional male lead.
Empathetic focus on underrepresented individuals and their personal histories.

Limited or Absent

Lack of explicit LGBTQ+ representation or queer themes.
Limited evidence of racial and ethnic diversity within the cast.
Narrow focus on a male-driven narrative arc.

Official Synopsis

An aimless young troublemaker, Alessandro, squanders his days gambling and getting into fights, and he often spends his nights in jail. With few prospects, he begrudgingly accepts a job as a companion to Giorgio, an elderly poet suffering from Alzheimer’s. On their daily walks, the two banter and become friends, and Alessandro quickly learns more about this forgotten poet as the old man’s memory drifts. After learning a secret from Giorgio’s past, Alessandro and his friends work to uncover the mystery of this tale, an unexpected history lesson and a touching coming-of-age adventure.

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