The Star Maker
1995 · 113 min · Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
"Dottore" Joe Moretti travels round Sicily doing screen tests for the big Roman studios. He's a conman and takes money or favours for his efforts. Beata, a young illiterate convent girl desperately wants to change her life and falls for him, belatedly he realises his feelings for her. Their love affair is doomed when he's arrested.
Emotional fingerprint
The Star Maker (1995) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Empathy 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy30%
- Empathy25%
- Love20%
- Sadness15%
- Hope10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Empathy, Love. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 43 % | 25 % | 20 % | 12 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 49 % | 13 % | 19 % | 13 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Humor | 53 % | 8 % | 20 % | 13 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Humor | 55 % | 20 % | 33 % | 24 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Empathy | 61 % | 39 % | 49 % | 45 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Sadness | 66 % | 51 % | 59 % | 49 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Empathy | 64 % | 53 % | 59 % | 35 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Sadness | 54 % | 43 % | 49 % | 24 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Empathy | 54 % | 36 % | 50 % | 28 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Empathy | 60 % | 35 % | 51 % | 39 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Humor | 56 % | 30 % | 41 % | 39 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Empathy | 51 % | 29 % | 40 % | 34 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Humor | 51 % | 33 % | 41 % | 35 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Sadness | 56 % | 35 % | 41 % | 44 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Tension | 65 % | 40 % | 46 % | 57 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Tension | 71 % | 51 % | 55 % | 63 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Sadness | 75 % | 64 % | 66 % | 48 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Sadness | 80 % | 74 % | 75 % | 31 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Sadness | 78 % | 73 % | 73 % | 27 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 110′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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
Anna's mother
Princess
1st Mafioso (as Mimmo Gennaro)
The Collector
Old Man in Wheelchair
Peasant on Bus
Photographer
Santina
Pinuccia
Details
- Directed by
- Giuseppe Tornatore
- Written by
- Giuseppe Tornatore, Fabio Rinaudo
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1995
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Country
- Italy
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
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