Quartile rating: 6.5/10 · 1 rating
Serena Bruno is an architect who studied and got several masters in different countries of the world but she decides to go back to Italy so she can live and work there. She will soon find out that her native country is not as open minded and she will struggle to find a job that she truly loves and is passionate about. Along the way she will meet Francesco a gay man who will help and support her throughout her journey.
Do You See Me? is a modest Italian comedy-drama about a professional woman navigating a conservative job market with support from a gay friend. The plot is fairly thin and predictable, relying on familiar fish-out-of-water and odd-couple dynamics without much narrative depth. Acting appears competent but unremarkable for the genre. Cinematography is standard television-grade work with little visual ambition. The novelty is slightly above average given its focus on female professional frustration in Italy combined with a male homosexuality subplot, offering a mildly fresh social perspective even if the execution is conventional. The ending resolves matters in a forgettable, expected fashion consistent with its light comedic tone.