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Still Life

2013 · 92 min · Director: Uberto Pasolini ★ IMDb 7.4 · 9,933 ratings

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Still Life is a poignant, quixotic tale of life, love and the afterlife. Meticulous and organized to the point of obsession, John May (Eddie Marsan) is a council worker charged with finding the next of kin of those who have died alone. When his department is downsized, John must up his efforts on his final case, taking him on a liberating journey that allows him to start living life at last.

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Still Life (2013) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 34%, Sadness 25%, Awe 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Awe18%

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Sadness and Awe. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Hope

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Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Hope

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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 evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 38 %, then peaks around 68 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessHope
2.5 %≈ 2′Sadness50 %47 %43 %18 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Sadness56 %54 %50 %13 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Sadness54 %52 %48 %12 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Sadness50 %45 %43 %9 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Sadness55 %48 %46 %5 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Empathy55 %47 %40 %6 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Humor48 %32 %21 %11 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Humor47 %27 %18 %18 %
42.5 %≈ 39′Empathy52 %39 %33 %15 %
47.5 %≈ 44′Sadness59 %50 %46 %9 %
52.5 %≈ 48′Empathy59 %54 %44 %11 %
57.5 %≈ 53′Empathy57 %55 %43 %13 %
62.5 %≈ 58′Sadness68 %66 %59 %12 %
67.5 %≈ 62′Sadness74 %73 %68 %11 %
72.5 %≈ 67′Empathy68 %67 %56 %16 %
77.5 %≈ 71′Empathy65 %60 %39 %35 %
82.5 %≈ 76′Hope67 %57 %28 %55 %
87.5 %≈ 81′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
92.5 %≈ 85′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 90′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

Eddie Marsan

John May

JF
Joanne Froggatt

Joanne Froggatt

Kelly Stoke

KD
Karen Drury

AB
Andrew Buchan

Mr Pratchett

ND
Neil D'Souza

Shakthi

TP
Tim Potter

Homeless Man

ME
Michael Elkin

Caretaker

Paul Anderson

Homeless Man

Bronson Webb

Morgue Attendant

LN
Lee Nicholas Harris

Police Chief Superintendant

CH
Colin Hoult

Cemetery Manager

WF
Wayne Foskett

Garry

HB
Hebe Beardsall

Lucy

DF
Deborah Frances-White

Miss Pilger

Details

Directed by
Uberto Pasolini
Written by
Uberto Pasolini
Type
Movies
Released
2013
Runtime
92 min
Country
United Kingdom, Italy
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.4 · 9,933 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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