>>149120556 (OP)
A major conflict of the movie is that they were on the verge of getting one, they just ironed out their problems in the end
But violet outright says their marriage is in danger
>>149120655
Helen thought Bob was cheating on her because of his secret missions. That would be grounds to split apart if it were true, but it was a misunderstanding.
>>149122282
the nuclear family is actually a very recent concept
as in 20th century recent
the extended family, which could go out to grand parents and cousins , is the historically most common type of household
in any case, saying "we should depict families other than the nuclear one" or even "the nuclear family is not nearly as perfect as the 50s made it look" does not automatically equate to "nuclear family bad"
>>149122312
The nuclear family feels more like an American thing if I'm being honest, Italy is one of those few countries you hear about young adults sometimes still living with their parents, or maybe family homes or something.