The First Beautiful Thing
2010 · 122 min · Director: Paolo Virzì
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A misanthropic professor returns to his hometown to assist his dying mother.
Emotional fingerprint
The First Beautiful Thing (2010) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 28%, Sadness 25%, Humor 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 Empathy, Sadness, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Love
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 43 % | 15 % | 20 % | 10 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Sadness | 51 % | 38 % | 36 % | 13 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Sadness | 57 % | 48 % | 50 % | 18 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Empathy | 56 % | 41 % | 53 % | 21 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Sadness | 51 % | 38 % | 46 % | 23 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Humor | 44 % | 26 % | 36 % | 23 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Humor | 46 % | 25 % | 41 % | 26 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Empathy | 57 % | 36 % | 53 % | 29 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Tension | 63 % | 32 % | 50 % | 26 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Tension | 58 % | 25 % | 44 % | 28 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Empathy | 51 % | 31 % | 45 % | 32 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Empathy | 53 % | 36 % | 49 % | 39 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Love | 51 % | 28 % | 44 % | 36 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Humor | 48 % | 20 % | 36 % | 24 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Tension | 54 % | 29 % | 44 % | 24 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Empathy | 59 % | 36 % | 53 % | 34 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Humor | 59 % | 34 % | 51 % | 44 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 107′ | Love | 70 % | 48 % | 59 % | 60 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 113′ | Sadness | 80 % | 69 % | 69 % | 66 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 119′ | Sadness | 77 % | 72 % | 67 % | 58 % |
Oedipus
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 Michelucci 1971
Bruno Michelucci 1971
Valeria Michelucci 1981
Bruno Michelucci 1981
Zia Leda Nigiotti
Roberto Lenzi
Avvocato Cenerini
Giancarlo 2009
Giancarlo 1981
Luciano Vallesi
Armando Mansani (as Bobo Rondelli)
Professor Cerrai
Details
- Directed by
- Paolo Virzì
- Written by
- Paolo Virzì, Francesco Bruni, Francesco Piccolo
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2010
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Country
- Italy
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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