The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2004 · 122 min · Director: Stephen Hopkins
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
The professional and personal life of actor and comedian Peter Sellers was a turbulent one. His early movie fame was based primarily on his comic characterizations, often of bumbling and foreign-accented persons, characters which he embodied. As his movie fame rose, he began to lose his own personal identity to his movie characters, leading to self-doubt of himself as a person and a constant need for reassurance and acceptance of his work. This self-doubt manifested itself in fits of anger and what was deemed as arrogance by many. In turn, his personal relationships began to deteriorate as his characterizations were continually used to mask his problems. His first wife, Anne Howe, left/divorced him and his relationships with his parents and children became increasingly distant. His relationship with his second wife, Swedish actress Britt Ekland, was based on this mask. In his later life, he tried to rediscover himself and his career with what would become his penultimate film role, that of Chance in Being There (1979).
Emotional fingerprint
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Humor 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Humor25%
- Sadness20%
- Anxiety15%
- Melancholy10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Humor, Sadness. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Biography. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Humor and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sympathy
- Sadness
- Tension
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Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sympathy | Sadness | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 50 % | 13 % | 7 % | 10 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Humor | 49 % | 29 % | 19 % | 24 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Sympathy | 48 % | 36 % | 25 % | 36 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Humor | 43 % | 31 % | 24 % | 35 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Sympathy | 49 % | 36 % | 35 % | 40 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Sadness | 55 % | 35 % | 39 % | 43 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Humor | 50 % | 25 % | 26 % | 28 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Humor | 55 % | 35 % | 33 % | 21 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Sadness | 60 % | 49 % | 46 % | 29 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Humor | 50 % | 40 % | 36 % | 29 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Humor | 46 % | 23 % | 18 % | 20 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Humor | 60 % | 21 % | 11 % | 30 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 68 % | 34 % | 16 % | 54 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Tension | 63 % | 44 % | 26 % | 55 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Sympathy | 68 % | 56 % | 46 % | 53 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Sadness | 73 % | 59 % | 55 % | 59 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Tension | 65 % | 49 % | 46 % | 54 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 107′ | Sadness | 59 % | 48 % | 48 % | 41 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 113′ | Sadness | 57 % | 50 % | 52 % | 33 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 119′ | 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
Sophia Loren
Ted Levy
Michael Sellers (3 Yrs)
Michael Sellers (7-10 Yrs)
Sarah Sellers
Details
- Directed by
- Stephen Hopkins
- Written by
- Roger Lewis, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2004
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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