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Heart of a Dog

2015 · 75 min · Director: Laurie Anderson ★ IMDb 7 · 2,774 ratings

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Multimedia artist Laurie Anderson reflects on her relationship with her beloved terrier Lolabelle.

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Heart of a Dog (2015) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Sadness 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love20%
  2. Awe15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Sadness, Love. Genres: Documentary. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Sadness and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Love
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Anxiety

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Sadness
Love
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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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 33 %, then rises around 43 %, then peaks around 53 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessLoveCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 2′Love58 %23 %52 %38 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Sadness59 %41 %44 %39 %
12.5 %≈ 9′Sadness57 %44 %26 %41 %
17.5 %≈ 13′Anxiety59 %36 %23 %39 %
22.5 %≈ 17′Humor55 %35 %30 %34 %
27.5 %≈ 21′Sadness48 %30 %34 %35 %
32.5 %≈ 24′Love46 %19 %29 %39 %
37.5 %≈ 28′Anxiety49 %13 %20 %43 %
42.5 %≈ 32′Curiosity55 %26 %29 %43 %
47.5 %≈ 36′Sadness69 %57 %50 %35 %
52.5 %≈ 39′Sadness76 %71 %53 %38 %
57.5 %≈ 43′Curiosity68 %58 %29 %49 %
62.5 %≈ 47′Anxiety57 %43 %11 %48 %
67.5 %≈ 51′Curiosity53 %36 %11 %44 %
72.5 %≈ 54′Anxiety59 %43 %14 %45 %
77.5 %≈ 58′Sadness64 %54 %24 %39 %
82.5 %≈ 62′Sadness65 %60 %36 %29 %
87.5 %≈ 66′Sadness70 %59 %41 %26 %
92.5 %≈ 69′Anxiety69 %41 %49 %29 %
97.5 %≈ 73′Love63 %23 %57 %30 %
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

LA
Laurie Anderson

A
Archie

G
Gatto

Rat Terrier

JB
Jason Berg

L
Lolabelle

Rat Terrier

LW
Little Will

Border Terrier

N
Nitro

German Shepherd

E
Etta

Poodle

HC
Heung-Heung Chin

Dog Walker

JM
Jenni Muldaur

Wife

MV
Matt Vega

Husband

AW
Arlo Willner

Boy

KG
Kurt Gutenbrunner

Chef

JS
Julian Schnabel

Painter

WF
Willy Friedman

Man Hit by Duck

EW
Elisabeth Weiss

Dog Trainer

EF
Evelyn Fleder

Grandmother

DG
Dustin Guy Defa

Gordon Matta-Clark

LR
Lou Reed

Doctor

BC
Bob Currie

Doctor

GM
Gordon Matta-Clark

Himself

Details

Directed by
Laurie Anderson
Written by
Laurie Anderson
Type
Movies
Released
2015
Runtime
75 min
Country
United States, France
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 2,774 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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