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A Muse

2012 · 129 min · Director: Jung Ji-woo ★ IMDb 6.6 · 3,224 ratings

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Lee Jeok-yo is a 70ish year old man who is a respected poet. He cares fondly for his 30ish year old disciple Seo Ji-woo. The world of these two men are shaken when 17-year-old high school student Han Eun-gyo comes into the picture, as their mind and sexual desires are awakened.

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A Muse (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Anxiety 25%, Disturbing 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 Confusion, Anxiety, Disturbing. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Anxiety and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Empathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Sadness
Empathy
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 evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then rises around 53 %, then dips around 78 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity37 %8 %11 %13 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Curiosity34 %9 %9 %17 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Curiosity42 %16 %22 %34 %
17.5 %≈ 23′Empathy52 %26 %32 %45 %
22.5 %≈ 29′Tension50 %35 %23 %39 %
27.5 %≈ 35′Empathy51 %38 %21 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 42′Disturbing53 %38 %21 %28 %
37.5 %≈ 48′Tension48 %41 %16 %23 %
42.5 %≈ 55′Tension43 %39 %18 %25 %
47.5 %≈ 61′Sadness49 %42 %24 %28 %
52.5 %≈ 68′Tension66 %61 %32 %34 %
57.5 %≈ 74′Tension73 %68 %39 %40 %
62.5 %≈ 81′Tension64 %54 %39 %42 %
67.5 %≈ 87′Sadness57 %44 %37 %41 %
72.5 %≈ 94′Tension54 %46 %29 %33 %
77.5 %≈ 100′Tension49 %46 %21 %24 %
82.5 %≈ 106′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
87.5 %≈ 113′Tension83 %63 %54 %47 %
92.5 %≈ 119′Sadness80 %44 %61 %60 %
97.5 %≈ 126′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot 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

PH
Park Hae-il

Lee Jeok-yo

Kim Moo-yul

Seo Ji-woo

Jeong Man-sik

President Park

PC
Park Chul-hyeon

Blondie

JY
Jang Yun-sil

Reporter Kim

AM
An Min-young

Poet

KD
Kang Deok-joong

Seo Ji-woo's Junior

KS
Kim Seo-kyung

Car Service Center Technician

Park Jin-woo

Mr. Kim

JS
Jung Seo-in

Repair Landlady

KK
Kim Kyeong-il

10 Line Cafe Waiter

LB
Lee Bong-gyu

Bookstore Owner

BH
Bek Hyun-jin

Critic

KJ
Kwak Ja-hyung

Local resident

Details

Directed by
Jung Ji-woo
Written by
Jung Ji-woo, Park Beom-shin
Type
Movies
Released
2012
Runtime
129 min
Country
South Korea
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 3,224 ratings
Feels mostly
Confusion
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