Heart of a Dog
1988 · 136 min · Director: Vladimir Bortko
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Old Prof. Preobrazhensky and his young colleague Dr. Bormental inserted the human's hypophysis into a dog's brain. Couple of weeks later the dog became "human looking". The main question is "Is anybody who is looking like a man, A REAL MAN?"
Emotional fingerprint
Heart of a Dog (1988) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Confusion 25%, Awe 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor30%
- Confusion25%
- Awe20%
- Empathy15%
- Disturbing10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Confusion, Awe. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Confusion and Awe. Its IMDb rating of 8.5/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Curiosity
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Curiosity | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Empathy | 63 % | 27 % | 25 % | 27 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Empathy | 58 % | 33 % | 32 % | 25 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Humor | 51 % | 44 % | 35 % | 25 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Humor | 53 % | 53 % | 28 % | 26 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Humor | 56 % | 56 % | 24 % | 19 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Humor | 64 % | 48 % | 34 % | 29 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Tension | 74 % | 30 % | 54 % | 51 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Curiosity | 75 % | 33 % | 69 % | 48 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Curiosity | 69 % | 49 % | 68 % | 36 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Humor | 63 % | 55 % | 53 % | 35 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Humor | 60 % | 56 % | 36 % | 34 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Humor | 63 % | 60 % | 29 % | 36 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Humor | 65 % | 63 % | 25 % | 41 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Humor | 60 % | 56 % | 23 % | 41 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Humor | 55 % | 43 % | 29 % | 44 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Tension | 60 % | 34 % | 38 % | 53 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 112′ | Tension | 69 % | 29 % | 35 % | 63 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 119′ | Tension | 74 % | 20 % | 36 % | 70 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 126′ | Tension | 71 % | 24 % | 48 % | 63 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 133′ | Humor | 65 % | 38 % | 50 % | 45 % |
Icarus
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Zinochka
Fyodor
Shvonder
Vasnetsova
Vyazemskaya
Pestrukhin
Zharovkin
The Patient
Nikolai Nikolayevich Persikov
Details
- Directed by
- Vladimir Bortko
- Written by
- Nataliya Bortko, Mikhail A. Bulgakov
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1988
- Runtime
- 136 min
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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