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Dormant Beauty

2012 · 115 min · Director: Marco Bellocchio ★ IMDb 6.3 · 1,844 ratings

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A mosaic of several intertwined stories questioning the meaning of life, love and hope, set during the last six days in the life of Eluana Englaro, a young woman who spent 17 years in a vegetative state.

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Dormant Beauty (2012) — 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

  1. Love10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Melancholy, Empathy. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Melancholy and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Tension

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Love

Sadness
Empathy
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 23 %, then dips around 48 %, then peaks around 73 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension63 %47 %52 %53 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Empathy59 %44 %54 %46 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Tension57 %39 %50 %50 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Tension54 %34 %44 %50 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Empathy51 %39 %46 %38 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Sadness54 %41 %46 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 37′Tension58 %36 %45 %43 %
37.5 %≈ 43′Love60 %40 %52 %43 %
42.5 %≈ 49′Empathy54 %39 %53 %35 %
47.5 %≈ 55′Empathy51 %38 %50 %36 %
52.5 %≈ 60′Sadness64 %50 %55 %51 %
57.5 %≈ 66′Tension68 %50 %53 %63 %
62.5 %≈ 72′Tension65 %50 %56 %54 %
67.5 %≈ 78′Sadness75 %68 %70 %50 %
72.5 %≈ 83′Sadness79 %74 %69 %60 %
77.5 %≈ 89′Sadness75 %68 %64 %66 %
82.5 %≈ 95′Tension74 %64 %66 %59 %
87.5 %≈ 101′Sadness73 %59 %69 %36 %
92.5 %≈ 106′Love75 %53 %72 %22 %
97.5 %≈ 112′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot 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

MS
Maya Sansa

Rossa

MR
Michele Riondino

Roberto

PG
Pier Giorgio Bellocchio

Dr. Pallido

GT
Gianmarco Tognazzi

Marito della Divina Madre

BP
Brenno Placido

Federico

FF
Fabrizio Falco

Pipino

GM
Gigio Morra

Il persuasore

RH
Roberto Herlitzka

Lo psichiatra

CC
Carlotta Cimador

Rosa

AD
Antonio De Matteo

Medico Scommettitore

VS
Vanessa Scalera

Deputato PD

FG
Francesca Golia

Amica di Maria 1

CO
Cristina Odasso

Amica di Maria 2

GM
Giulia Maulucci

Specializzanda

SA
Sara Alzetta

Madre Roberto

FS
Fabrice Scott

Prete Divina

Details

Directed by
Marco Bellocchio
Written by
Marco Bellocchio, Stefano Rulli, Veronica Raimo
Type
Movies
Released
2012
Runtime
115 min
Country
Italy, France
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.3 · 1,844 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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