The Bachelor

The Bachelor

Directed by Antonio Pietrangeli

Produced by Film Costellazione

195588 min6.4 / 10

A light romantic comedy about a confirmed bachelor resisting marriage pressures from his mother and various women, built on charm, flirtation, and the gentle inevitability of courtship.

Paolo Anselmi is a happily single man. He lives in a flat with a friend but is forced to leave when the friend gets married. He then goes to a boarding house where he flirts with a girl but ditches her when she proposes marriage. When he goes and visits his mother he finds out that she is also trying to find the right girl for him. Is he going to surrender this time?

Questions people ask

  • Is The Bachelor violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is The Bachelor sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is The Bachelor easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is The Bachelor scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Does The Bachelor end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

34/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity5

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise80

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Bachelor

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Bachelor

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Bachelor, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Bachelor, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Bachelor, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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