Burton and Taylor
2013 · 83 min · Director: Richard Laxton
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Film star Elizabeth Taylor invites her ex-husband - twice over - Richard Burton to her fiftieth birthday party where, as a recovering alcoholic, he refuses to get drunk with her. He does however consider her suggestion that they star in a stage revival of the play 'Private Lives'. As they announce the project the press speculate on a romantic reconciliation. With a new girlfriend and the prospect of playing king Lear Burton is not happy with the project, especially with Taylor's pill-popping and her lack of stage experience, which causes problems at rehearsal. The play opens to a critical trashing but is popular with audiences, chiefly, again to Burton's chagrin, because they want to see Taylor and, when she is ill, numbers dwindle and the show is put on hold. After a two month run , with a projected tour, the curtain comes down and Taylor tells Burton she has always loved him and still does. A year later however his old life-style catches up with him and he is dead.
Emotional fingerprint
Burton and Taylor (2013) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Humor 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy30%
- Humor25%
- Empathy20%
- Love15%
- Nostalgia10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Humor, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Biography. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Humor and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.
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Emotional journey
- Love
- Empathy
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Love | Empathy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 45 % | 22 % | 17 % | 7 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 6′ | Humor | 48 % | 29 % | 21 % | 11 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Humor | 47 % | 29 % | 25 % | 15 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Humor | 44 % | 23 % | 28 % | 18 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Tension | 44 % | 20 % | 30 % | 20 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Humor | 49 % | 23 % | 34 % | 24 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Empathy | 54 % | 23 % | 38 % | 26 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Humor | 56 % | 20 % | 36 % | 25 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Sadness | 54 % | 21 % | 41 % | 33 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Tension | 57 % | 20 % | 44 % | 35 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Tension | 61 % | 29 % | 39 % | 26 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Love | 63 % | 43 % | 41 % | 28 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Tension | 63 % | 35 % | 49 % | 41 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Sadness | 63 % | 21 % | 51 % | 49 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Tension | 67 % | 19 % | 53 % | 49 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Tension | 68 % | 26 % | 54 % | 49 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Love | 60 % | 39 % | 45 % | 40 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Humor | 64 % | 55 % | 49 % | 44 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Love | 76 % | 70 % | 69 % | 63 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Love | 77 % | 73 % | 75 % | 67 % |
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
Liza Todd Burton
Maria Burton
Zev Bufman
Details
- Directed by
- Richard Laxton
- Written by
- Noël Coward, William Ivory, Alexander Walker
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2013
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
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