Dreams of a Life
2011 · 95 min · Director: Carol Morley
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
A filmmaker sets out to discover the life of Joyce Vincent, who died in her bedsit in North London in 2003. Her body wasn't discovered for three years, and newspaper reports offered few details of her life - not even a photograph.
Emotional fingerprint
Dreams of a Life (2011) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Melancholy 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness35%
- Melancholy25%
- Empathy20%
- Nostalgia10%
- Anxiety10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Melancholy, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Documentary, Biography. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Melancholy and Empathy. 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
- Melancholy
- Empathy
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Melancholy
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Melancholy | Empathy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Curiosity | 72 % | 42 % | 42 % | 48 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Sadness | 75 % | 44 % | 50 % | 55 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Curiosity | 68 % | 41 % | 51 % | 48 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Empathy | 55 % | 41 % | 53 % | 35 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Empathy | 46 % | 38 % | 49 % | 24 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Curiosity | 49 % | 36 % | 45 % | 30 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Sadness | 61 % | 45 % | 55 % | 46 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Empathy | 61 % | 45 % | 60 % | 36 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Empathy | 49 % | 38 % | 51 % | 20 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Melancholy | 49 % | 44 % | 50 % | 31 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Melancholy | 61 % | 56 % | 60 % | 54 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Sadness | 71 % | 61 % | 68 % | 68 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Sadness | 78 % | 59 % | 74 % | 73 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Empathy | 79 % | 48 % | 76 % | 66 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Disturbing | 75 % | 46 % | 73 % | 59 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Melancholy | 74 % | 63 % | 73 % | 64 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Sadness | 79 % | 76 % | 79 % | 75 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Melancholy | 79 % | 78 % | 76 % | 75 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Melancholy | 73 % | 73 % | 67 % | 68 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Cinderella
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
Mother
Sister
Sister
Sister
Sister
Bailiff
Cleaner
Cleaner
Young Boy
Strippogram
Refuge Worker
Musician
Sound Engineer
Woman in Pub
Details
- Directed by
- Carol Morley
- Written by
- Carol Morley
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2011
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, Ireland
- Genres
- Drama, Documentary, Biography
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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