Hardboiled Egg
1997 · 100 min · Director: Paolo Virzì
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Story of young and shy Piero growing up in a popular area of Livorno (Leghorn) that has the same name as Piero's nickname ("Ovosodo" - "Boiled egg") from his childhood until marriage and coming of age. Mostly a story about all the people that changed his life: Giovanna, the teacher that pushes him to study, his best friend Tommaso, his great love Lisa who will definitively sail away. It's also a story about all the disillusions and compromises in finding one's place in life.
Emotional fingerprint
Hardboiled Egg (1997) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Humor 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy30%
- Humor25%
- Empathy20%
- Sadness15%
- Nostalgia10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Humor, Empathy. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Humor and Empathy. 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
- Sympathy
- Melancholy
- Humor
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Melancholy
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sympathy | Melancholy | Humor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sympathy | 52 % | 47 % | 42 % | 28 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Sympathy | 51 % | 46 % | 39 % | 28 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Sympathy | 49 % | 43 % | 30 % | 31 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Humor | 49 % | 38 % | 23 % | 39 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Humor | 49 % | 34 % | 19 % | 44 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Humor | 45 % | 30 % | 18 % | 43 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Humor | 44 % | 26 % | 20 % | 40 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Humor | 46 % | 29 % | 26 % | 38 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Sympathy | 48 % | 31 % | 26 % | 35 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Humor | 48 % | 26 % | 16 % | 40 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Humor | 48 % | 26 % | 15 % | 40 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Love | 53 % | 33 % | 21 % | 35 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Love | 63 % | 39 % | 30 % | 38 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Melancholy | 64 % | 46 % | 45 % | 36 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Sympathy | 59 % | 50 % | 51 % | 29 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Melancholy | 59 % | 50 % | 50 % | 29 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Humor | 56 % | 46 % | 46 % | 35 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Melancholy | 55 % | 43 % | 41 % | 33 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Hope | 63 % | 45 % | 43 % | 28 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Love | 68 % | 48 % | 48 % | 28 % |
Cinderella
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
Ivanone Mansani
Tommaso Paladini
Nedo Mansani
Mara
Mirko Mainardi
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Details
- Directed by
- Paolo Virzì
- Written by
- Furio Scarpelli, Paolo Virzì, Francesco Bruni
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1997
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Country
- Italy
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
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