Train of Life
1998 · 103 min · Director: Radu Mihaileanu
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Central Europe, WWII. The village fool of a small Jewish community warns the townsfolk that the Nazis are coming, and advises them to build a fake deportation train to cross the Russian border and get to Palestine. Some Jews are dressed up with German uniforms, and soon they start getting strange ideas about how it feels to be a Nazi; others are infected with the fast-spreading germ of communism. Meanwhile, the Russian border gets closer and closer...
Emotional fingerprint
Train of Life (1998) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Anxiety 24%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Anxiety, Empathy. Genres: Comedy, Drama, War. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Anxiety and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Tension
- Hope
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Tension | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 71 % | 32 % | 60 % | 27 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Hope | 66 % | 49 % | 44 % | 43 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Humor | 54 % | 53 % | 28 % | 41 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Humor | 49 % | 49 % | 23 % | 32 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Humor | 55 % | 54 % | 30 % | 35 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Humor | 65 % | 53 % | 41 % | 48 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Hope | 71 % | 45 % | 49 % | 55 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Tension | 72 % | 51 % | 58 % | 40 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Humor | 72 % | 61 % | 63 % | 30 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Tension | 70 % | 56 % | 54 % | 41 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Hope | 67 % | 53 % | 43 % | 43 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Humor | 66 % | 60 % | 43 % | 23 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Humor | 68 % | 60 % | 51 % | 16 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 71 % | 51 % | 60 % | 32 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Hope | 68 % | 51 % | 58 % | 46 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Humor | 67 % | 59 % | 44 % | 46 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Humor | 73 % | 53 % | 41 % | 38 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Tension | 81 % | 30 % | 61 % | 40 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Hope | 85 % | 17 % | 72 % | 53 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
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Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Rabbi
Esther
Sura
Details
- Directed by
- Radu Mihaileanu
- Written by
- Radu Mihaileanu
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1998
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Country
- France, Netherlands, Israel, Belgium, Romania
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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