About Elly
2009 · 119 min · Director: Asghar Farhadi
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
A group of former classmates of a University with their families plans to go for a picnic to the Caspian seashore where Sepideh, the organizer of the trip, invites Elly who is the Kindergarten teacher of her child to meet her other friend, Ahmad, returned from Germany. Elly hesitates to accept the invitation but later says ok. During the picnic a boy and Elly go missing.
Emotional fingerprint
About Elly (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 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 Anxiety, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Mystery. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Anxiety
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Anxiety
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Anxiety | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 29 % | 6 % | 4 % | 0 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Humor | 27 % | 9 % | 6 % | 0 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Humor | 29 % | 12 % | 8 % | 3 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Curiosity | 36 % | 11 % | 8 % | 6 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Humor | 48 % | 21 % | 18 % | 4 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Tension | 68 % | 55 % | 50 % | 13 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Tension | 85 % | 82 % | 77 % | 38 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Anxiety | 86 % | 81 % | 78 % | 56 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Curiosity | 80 % | 75 % | 70 % | 56 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 77 % | 73 % | 65 % | 50 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Tension | 79 % | 76 % | 66 % | 50 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Tension | 81 % | 78 % | 70 % | 56 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Curiosity | 81 % | 76 % | 69 % | 54 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Tension | 82 % | 78 % | 71 % | 43 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Tension | 83 % | 81 % | 74 % | 42 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Tension | 84 % | 82 % | 76 % | 51 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Tension | 89 % | 88 % | 80 % | 60 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 104′ | Tension | 92 % | 83 % | 73 % | 70 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 110′ | Sadness | 90 % | 69 % | 58 % | 81 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 116′ | 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
Shohreh
Amir
Naazi
Manoochehr
Alireza
Manouchehr's Brother
Mehran
Arash
Hamed
Mohamad
Alireza
Pilot
Farshid
Arvin Sahandi
Ali
Hamed
Details
- Directed by
- Asghar Farhadi
- Written by
- Asghar Farhadi, Azad Jafarian
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2009
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Country
- Iran, France
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
Where to watch
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