The Rose Seller
1998 · 115 min · Director: Víctor Gaviria
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
13-year-old Monica leads a street life, making her living by selling flowers to couples in local nightspots, she is joined by 10-year-old Andrea who runs out of her house after her mother beats her.
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Emotional fingerprint
The Rose Seller (1998) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Anxiety 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness35%
- Empathy25%
- Anxiety15%
- Disturbing15%
- Hope10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Anxiety. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Disturbing
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Disturbing | 62 % | 57 % | 35 % | 55 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Empathy | 51 % | 45 % | 23 % | 40 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Tension | 53 % | 39 % | 18 % | 39 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Disturbing | 65 % | 41 % | 20 % | 56 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Disturbing | 66 % | 43 % | 23 % | 60 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Tension | 59 % | 44 % | 28 % | 49 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Empathy | 59 % | 50 % | 36 % | 46 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Sadness | 71 % | 64 % | 56 % | 59 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Sadness | 76 % | 70 % | 65 % | 63 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Empathy | 65 % | 60 % | 49 % | 50 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Empathy | 58 % | 54 % | 40 % | 39 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Empathy | 57 % | 55 % | 41 % | 35 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Empathy | 56 % | 54 % | 38 % | 34 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Empathy | 58 % | 55 % | 40 % | 30 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Empathy | 63 % | 57 % | 46 % | 33 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Tension | 69 % | 59 % | 44 % | 50 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Disturbing | 76 % | 56 % | 34 % | 66 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Tension | 83 % | 58 % | 36 % | 70 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 106′ | Empathy | 86 % | 71 % | 61 % | 70 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 112′ | Sadness | 87 % | 78 % | 80 % | 67 % |
Oedipus
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
Mónica
Cachetona
Claudia
Marcela
El Zarco
Milton
Anderson
Choco
Pepón
Don Héctor
El Enano
Details
- Directed by
- Víctor Gaviria
- Written by
- Hans Christian Andersen, Víctor Gaviria, Carlos Henao, Diana Ospina
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1998
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Country
- Colombia
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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