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The Girl by the Lake

2007 · 95 min · Director: Andrea Molaioli ★ IMDb 6.5 · 4,035 ratings

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The body of a young girl is found beside an alpine lake in northern Italy. Sanzio, a middle-aged police officer, is in charge of the investigation. He is almost at retirement age and has an ill wife who does not recognize him. In this apparently quiet town, Sanzio, pursued by his family troubles, will find more than just the truth.

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The Girl by the Lake (2007) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Sadness 25%, Anxiety 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 Tension, Sadness, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Mystery. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Sadness and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Sadness
  • Curiosity
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Sadness
Curiosity
Tension
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 43 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessCuriosityTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Not enough subtitle evidence25 %3 %20 %20 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension44 %10 %36 %38 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Curiosity58 %25 %51 %48 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Disturbing59 %38 %55 %48 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Curiosity61 %48 %50 %41 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Sadness64 %55 %44 %29 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Curiosity54 %39 %46 %23 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Curiosity51 %30 %54 %29 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Sadness68 %51 %59 %41 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Disturbing77 %55 %59 %54 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Tension73 %41 %55 %61 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Sadness65 %44 %53 %54 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Curiosity63 %49 %56 %46 %
67.5 %≈ 64′Curiosity63 %48 %61 %49 %
72.5 %≈ 69′Curiosity63 %46 %61 %50 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Disturbing69 %51 %61 %59 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Disturbing78 %60 %64 %70 %
87.5 %≈ 83′Disturbing81 %66 %55 %66 %
92.5 %≈ 88′Sadness85 %75 %40 %57 %
97.5 %≈ 93′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot 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

Valeria Golino

Chiara Canali

DF
Denis Fasolo

NM
Nello Mascia

FG
Fabrizio Gifuni

Corrado Canali

Anna Bonaiuto

moglie di Sanzio

OA
Omero Antonutti

padre di Mario

MB
Marco Baliani

Davide Nadal

SD
Sara D'Amario

Dottoressa Giani

FR
Franco Ravera

Mario

GM
Giulia Michelini

Francesca

NM
Nello Mascia

Alfredo

FM
Fausto Maria Sciarappa

ispettore Lorenzo Siboldi

DG
Daniele Griggio

medico legale

HC
Heidi Caldart

Silvia Nadal

AP
Alessia Piovan

Anna Nadal

NP
Nicole Perrone

Marta

AB
Augusto Balliana

Fotografo scientifica

EC
Enrico Cavallero

Allenatore

SC
Sandra Cosatto

Madre di Roberto

MS
Maria Sole Mansutti

Madre di Marta

Details

Directed by
Andrea Molaioli
Written by
Sandro Petraglia, Karin Fossum, Ludovica Rampoldi
Type
Movies
Released
2007
Runtime
95 min
Country
Italy
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.5 · 4,035 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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