Lovers: A True Story
1991 · 103 min · Director: Vicente Aranda
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Set in '50s Spain, a young man (Sanz) leaves the army and looks for a job so he and his fiancée (Verdu) can get married. He rents a room from a widow (Abril), and shortly begins a torrid affair with her. The fiancée figures it out and decides to win him back by offering herself to him and taking him to meet her family. Ultimately he has to make a decision. Based on a true story.
Emotional fingerprint
Lovers: A True Story (1991) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Love 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Love, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Romance, Crime. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Love and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sympathy
- Sadness
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sympathy | Sadness | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Love | 28 % | 13 % | 2 % | 7 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Love | 31 % | 19 % | 6 % | 10 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Sympathy | 34 % | 23 % | 13 % | 14 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Love | 38 % | 25 % | 16 % | 19 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Sympathy | 44 % | 25 % | 15 % | 28 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Love | 49 % | 21 % | 10 % | 29 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Love | 49 % | 25 % | 14 % | 27 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Love | 51 % | 34 % | 26 % | 41 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Tension | 56 % | 40 % | 31 % | 55 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Tension | 61 % | 43 % | 30 % | 61 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Tension | 64 % | 44 % | 30 % | 60 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Sympathy | 63 % | 51 % | 39 % | 49 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Sadness | 66 % | 56 % | 50 % | 50 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 70 % | 50 % | 43 % | 64 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Tension | 68 % | 48 % | 31 % | 66 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Sympathy | 56 % | 46 % | 26 % | 54 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Sympathy | 55 % | 45 % | 25 % | 54 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Tension | 76 % | 61 % | 46 % | 73 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Sadness | 93 % | 83 % | 79 % | 84 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Sadness | 97 % | 90 % | 93 % | 87 % |
Riches to rags
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
Comandante
Esposa Comandante
Madre Trini
Minuta
Gordo
Individuo Bar (as Ricard Borrás)
Javier
Ignacio
Capataz
Mujer Estanco
Hombre Estanco
Details
- Directed by
- Vicente Aranda
- Written by
- Vicente Aranda, Carlos Pérez Merinero, Álvaro del Amo
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1991
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Country
- Spain
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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