Winter Sleepers
1997 · 120 min · Director: Tom Tykwer
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Beautiful blonde translator Rebecca lives with her boyfriend, ski instructor Marco, in a small mountain villa owned by her friend, nurse Laura. Rene, a cinema projectionist, steals Marco's car while in a daze and gets into a car crash with local farmer Theo, whose daughter, after being in coma for a time, dies. Rene suffers from partial short term memory loss and starts a relationship with Laura. Meanwhile Marco is looking for the man who stole his car and Theo - for the man who killed his daughter...
Emotional fingerprint
Winter Sleepers (1997) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Tension 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Confusion30%
- Tension25%
- Melancholy20%
- Anxiety15%
- Sadness10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Confusion, Tension, Melancholy. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Tension and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Sadness
- Empathy
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Sadness | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 32 % | 23 % | 8 % | 10 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Love | 35 % | 20 % | 10 % | 16 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Empathy | 44 % | 31 % | 16 % | 27 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Tension | 55 % | 49 % | 25 % | 36 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Tension | 52 % | 44 % | 26 % | 36 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Love | 41 % | 25 % | 23 % | 30 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Sadness | 44 % | 28 % | 26 % | 31 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Tension | 49 % | 38 % | 25 % | 31 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Love | 45 % | 35 % | 19 % | 25 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 49 % | 40 % | 28 % | 31 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Sadness | 55 % | 46 % | 36 % | 39 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Curiosity | 54 % | 41 % | 28 % | 35 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Curiosity | 51 % | 35 % | 26 % | 36 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Sadness | 52 % | 38 % | 41 % | 44 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Sadness | 57 % | 43 % | 54 % | 51 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Sadness | 61 % | 45 % | 51 % | 51 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Tension | 68 % | 57 % | 45 % | 49 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Tension | 74 % | 70 % | 46 % | 48 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 111′ | Tension | 77 % | 75 % | 47 % | 43 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 117′ | 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
Laura
Rebecca
Nina
Marita
Anna
Chefarzt
Theos Sohn
Theos Sohn
Polizist
Gerichtsvollzieher
Souffleur
2. Polizist
Ninas Freundin
Ninas Freundin
Mann am Unfallort
Barkeeperin
Details
- Directed by
- Tom Tykwer
- Written by
- Tom Tykwer, Anne-Françoise Pyszora
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1997
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Country
- Germany
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Confusion
- Data updated
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