Tony Manero
2008 · 97 min · Director: Pablo Larraín
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Raúl, a middle-aged, unemployed man, is obsessed by the character Tony Manero, who John Travolta plays in the film "Saturday Night Fever". He tries to imitate Travolta's impersonation in every detail, to be able to perform the most perfect Tony Manero himself. Raúl lives in a shabby house in Santiago. In a spacious room the landlady Wilma has a simple stage, where Raúl and some other tenants rehearse a show in Tony Moreno style. The young performers Goyo and Pauli are involved in underground activities against the Pinochet regime. Goyo gives some political flyers to a man. Raúl tails the man, and happens to see the secret police shooting him. After a while Raúl returns to the corpse, and steals the man's wristwatch. He goes to a junk dealer, where he swaps the watch for some thick glass bricks. He needs these for the stage floor, to be able to light up the show from beneath, just as in the film. In need of more glass bricks, he kills the junk dealer and steals the bricks. In his new Tony Moreno dress Raúl is on his way to a look-alike contest in TV Chile, when the secret police enters the house to arrest Pauli and other political suspects. Raúl succeeds to sneak away over the roof, and continues to the TV studio.
Emotional fingerprint
Tony Manero (2008) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 35%, Anxiety 25%, Anger 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Disturbing35%
- Anxiety25%
- Anger20%
- Sadness10%
- Confusion10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Anxiety, Anger. Genres: Drama, Music. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Anxiety and Anger. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Anticipation
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Anticipation
Dominant emotion: Melancholy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Anticipation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Curiosity | 35 % | 18 % | 8 % | 22 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Disturbing | 35 % | 21 % | 21 % | 13 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Disturbing | 35 % | 25 % | 27 % | 11 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Tension | 32 % | 26 % | 18 % | 19 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Anticipation | 29 % | 24 % | 10 % | 23 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Tension | 35 % | 29 % | 18 % | 19 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Melancholy | 43 % | 33 % | 24 % | 18 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Anticipation | 51 % | 41 % | 35 % | 24 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Disturbing | 64 % | 57 % | 53 % | 23 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Tension | 55 % | 51 % | 43 % | 14 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Tension | 41 % | 40 % | 26 % | 13 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 44 % | 44 % | 28 % | 18 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 49 % | 45 % | 27 % | 26 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Anticipation | 48 % | 38 % | 22 % | 37 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Anticipation | 58 % | 55 % | 42 % | 40 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Tension | 75 % | 73 % | 63 % | 36 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Tension | 76 % | 70 % | 60 % | 40 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Anticipation | 62 % | 50 % | 35 % | 47 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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Cast
Pauli
Wilma
Maria
CNI Agent 1
Television Host
Cashier
Tony 5 (Winner)
Tony 1
Projectionist
Bag Man
Tony 3
Wallet Woman
Tony 2
CNI Agent 2
Details
- Directed by
- Pablo Larraín
- Written by
- Alfredo Castro, Pablo Larraín, Mateo Iribarren
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2008
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Country
- Chile, Brazil
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Disturbing
- Data updated
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