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High Heels

1991 · 114 min · Director: Pedro Almodóvar ★ IMDb 7 · 19,188 ratings

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A girl's mother returns after 15 years to find her daughter has married one of her (the mother's) old boyfriends. They try to mend their broken mother/daughter relationship and deal with their common lover.

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Emotional fingerprint

High Heels (1991) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Empathy 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor15%
  2. Love10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Empathy, Anxiety. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Sadness
  • Curiosity
  • Tension

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Sadness
Curiosity
Tension
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 83 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessCuriosityTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Love35 %13 %22 %22 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Empathy39 %20 %25 %25 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Love39 %20 %30 %24 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Curiosity41 %24 %31 %28 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Sadness48 %30 %30 %36 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Tension53 %25 %39 %45 %
32.5 %≈ 37′Curiosity59 %28 %52 %53 %
37.5 %≈ 43′Sadness60 %38 %55 %51 %
42.5 %≈ 48′Curiosity60 %38 %55 %51 %
47.5 %≈ 54′Tension65 %41 %57 %55 %
52.5 %≈ 60′Sadness65 %53 %48 %44 %
57.5 %≈ 66′Sadness64 %57 %35 %36 %
62.5 %≈ 71′Sadness64 %53 %41 %45 %
67.5 %≈ 77′Curiosity65 %49 %54 %53 %
72.5 %≈ 83′Sadness64 %46 %53 %54 %
77.5 %≈ 88′Curiosity56 %38 %46 %44 %
82.5 %≈ 94′Love60 %43 %48 %41 %
87.5 %≈ 100′Sadness71 %59 %51 %54 %
92.5 %≈ 105′Sadness74 %65 %43 %45 %
97.5 %≈ 111′Love72 %65 %25 %22 %
Man in a hole

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

MP
Marisa Paredes

Becky del Páramo

AL
Anna Lizaran

Margarita

MO
Mayrata O'Wisiedo

Madre del Juez Domínguez

CM
Cristina Marcos

Paula

PD
Pedro Díez del Corral

Alberto

NM
Nacho Martínez

Juan

MD
Miriam Díaz-Aroca

Isabel

LB
Lupe Barrado

Luisa

JJ
Juan José Otegui

Capellán Hospital

PS
Paula Soldevila

Enfermera Hospital

Javier Bardem

Regidor T.V.

GG
Gabriel Garbisu

Realizador T.V.

ES
Eva Siva

Tata (as Eva Siba)

MG
Montse G. Romeu

Maquilladora 1.ª

LM
Lina Mira

Maquilladora 2.ª

AG
Abraham García

Medico Carcel

Details

Directed by
Pedro Almodóvar
Written by
Pedro Almodóvar
Type
Movies
Released
1991
Runtime
114 min
Country
Spain, France
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 19,188 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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