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Per te
Representation Score
7.7/10
Good
2025
Director
Alessandro Aronadio
Runtime
115 minutes
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Per te is a deeply empathetic drama that finds its strength in the intimate, shifting dynamics of a family facing cognitive decline. By centering on the relationship between Paolo and his son, Mattia, the film elevates the quiet dignity of caregiving. It successfully moves beyond mere medical drama to explore how love restructures familial roles. While the film excels in its nuanced depiction of disability, it remains within a conventional demographic framework. The cast and setting reflect a specific, localized Italian reality that lacks broader racial or LGBTQ+ diversity. However, the subversion of the traditional 'provider' role through female resilience and childhood maturity provides significant emotional depth. Ultimately, the film's value lies in its humanistic approach to neurodivergence. It transforms a private struggle into a meaningful study of connection, laughter, and silence.
Category Breakdown
Does Per te have LGBTQ+ representation?
The film focuses on a traditional family unit and does not include any explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or diverse sexual orientations.
How does Per te portray gender?
Michela plays a crucial role in maintaining family cohesion through her resilience and active involvement.
How racially and ethnically diverse is Per te?
The drama is set in a homogeneous Italian environment without much diversity in ethnicity or race.
How does Per te represent religion and culture?
The narrative explores the family's crisis through a humanistic lens, emphasizing lived experiences rather than religious or institutional solutions.
Does Per te include disability representation?
The film portrays Alzheimer’s disease by focusing on the ability to act of the patient and the caregiver's reality, avoiding typical tragedy-driven stories.
Present on Screen
- Provides a sophisticated and dignified portrayal of Alzheimer's disease.
- Highlights female resilience and challenges traditional gender roles.
- Focuses on the caregiver's role through a humanistic lens.
- Examines family dynamics from the child's perspective.
Limited or Absent
- Could benefit from more diverse racial and ethnic representation.
- Maintains a traditional family structure.
- Includes limited exploration of non-cisgender identities.
Official Synopsis
In 2021, an 11-year-old boy named Mattia Piccoli was named Standard-bearer of the Republic by President Sergio Mattarella for "the love and care with which he daily follows his father's illness." This film tells his story and that of his father, Paolo, who, in his early forties, slowly begins to lose pieces of his memory. But just as the world begins to fade, he chooses to stay close to what truly matters, strengthened also by the love of his wife Michela. Together with his son, he embarks on a journey of shared daily life, sudden laughter, and silences that speak.
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