The Winter Guest
1997 · 108 min · Director: Alan Rickman
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
This movie centers on four pairs - Frances (Dame Emma Thompson) is a recent widow who wants to get away from Scotland to Australia with her teenage son Alex (Gary Hollywood) to escape her memories, arrival of her old mother Elspeth (Phyllida Law) makes her reconsider her decision. Alex approaches his first sexual experience with neighbour girl Nita (Arlene Cockburn). Chloe (Sandra Voe) and Lily (Sheila Reid) are two old women who like to attend strangers' funerals and Tom (Sean Biggerstaff) with Sam (Douglas Murphy) are two schoolboys who skip school to play on the beach and talk.
Emotional fingerprint
The Winter Guest (1997) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy30%
- Empathy25%
- Sadness20%
- Nostalgia15%
- Hope10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Humor
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Humor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 38 % | 30 % | 23 % | 30 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Humor | 40 % | 27 % | 20 % | 35 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Humor | 46 % | 24 % | 18 % | 43 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Humor | 49 % | 28 % | 23 % | 40 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Sadness | 49 % | 39 % | 34 % | 34 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Sadness | 53 % | 45 % | 39 % | 39 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Humor | 51 % | 39 % | 30 % | 45 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Humor | 50 % | 30 % | 20 % | 48 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Humor | 54 % | 31 % | 24 % | 46 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Sadness | 57 % | 46 % | 43 % | 29 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Sadness | 69 % | 68 % | 64 % | 14 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Sadness | 75 % | 74 % | 64 % | 13 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Empathy | 65 % | 63 % | 44 % | 16 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Empathy | 57 % | 56 % | 31 % | 28 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Empathy | 60 % | 60 % | 30 % | 34 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Empathy | 64 % | 63 % | 27 % | 26 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Empathy | 66 % | 60 % | 24 % | 16 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Hope | 67 % | 55 % | 23 % | 12 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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
Nita
Alex
Minister
Sam
Café Proprietor
Passer-by
Bus Driver
Details
- Directed by
- Alan Rickman
- Written by
- Alan Rickman, Sharman Macdonald
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1997
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
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