For a Lost Soldier
1992 · 92 min · Director: Roeland Kerbosch
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
The story of a romantic relationship between a grown-up and a child. Set in the Netherlands near the end of WWII, the film is a flashback recalling an adolescent relationship between Jeroen and a Canadian soldier. A difficult subject handled with style and feeling.
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For a Lost Soldier (1992) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Love 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 Sadness, Empathy, Love. Genres: Drama, Romance, War. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sympathy
- Sadness
- Nostalgia
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Nostalgia
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sympathy | Sadness | Nostalgia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Nostalgia | 32 % | 22 % | 15 % | 27 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Sympathy | 43 % | 39 % | 26 % | 23 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Sympathy | 49 % | 49 % | 29 % | 11 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Sympathy | 41 % | 40 % | 21 % | 5 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Sympathy | 41 % | 38 % | 25 % | 6 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Sympathy | 53 % | 44 % | 34 % | 8 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Tension | 56 % | 34 % | 24 % | 8 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Tension | 51 % | 16 % | 8 % | 10 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Nostalgia | 40 % | 11 % | 3 % | 14 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Love | 36 % | 21 % | 9 % | 15 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Love | 44 % | 34 % | 15 % | 15 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Love | 46 % | 35 % | 11 % | 13 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Tension | 46 % | 34 % | 10 % | 10 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Sympathy | 51 % | 38 % | 13 % | 14 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Love | 54 % | 39 % | 14 % | 21 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Love | 55 % | 44 % | 26 % | 25 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Sympathy | 61 % | 55 % | 46 % | 26 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Sadness | 65 % | 56 % | 56 % | 40 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Nostalgia | 67 % | 52 % | 58 % | 58 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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
Hait
Mem
Jan
Henk
Bonden
Elly
Gertie
Renske
Laura
Chuck
Ventriloquist
Winslow
Jeroen's Mother
Supervisor
Pastor
Schoolmaster
Ballet Dancer
Details
- Directed by
- Roeland Kerbosch
- Written by
- Roeland Kerbosch, Don Bloch, Rudi van Dantzig
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1992
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Country
- Netherlands
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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