Abracadabra
2017 · 96 min · Director: Pablo Berger
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Carmen is a housewife from Madrid mother of teen Toñi and married with the macho man and obsessed with soccer Carlos, which her daily life complicating due to the abusive character of Carlos. During the party after a wedding of Carmen's nephew, her cousin Pepe decides prove his abilities as showman with a hypnosis session. After Carlos mocks Pepe in front of all invited, a ghost possesses Carlos, suffering strange and radical changes of attitudes and behaviors. Meeting with Pepe, Carmen looking for answers to discover what's happening. Helped by Prof. Fumetti, Pepe's mentor, Carmen realizes that Carlos is possessed by the spirit of Tito, a schizophrenic young man who in early 80's killed his own mother and a several assistants to a wedding party before commit suicide in the same restaurant where he worked and where Carmen's nephew celebrated his party. With time running out, Carmen and Pepe try to exorcise the evil spirit before Carlos be totally annulled by Tito, at the same time that the own Carlos starts to suffer the consequences to be under the influence of a schizophrenic ghost.
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Abracadabra (2017) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Confusion 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Confusion, Tension. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Curiosity
- Disturbing
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Curiosity | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 45 % | 15 % | 10 % | 8 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 50 % | 19 % | 24 % | 9 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Curiosity | 51 % | 24 % | 43 % | 13 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Curiosity | 53 % | 28 % | 53 % | 18 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Curiosity | 55 % | 34 % | 55 % | 21 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Curiosity | 54 % | 38 % | 50 % | 20 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Humor | 50 % | 32 % | 41 % | 15 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Humor | 49 % | 30 % | 43 % | 18 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Curiosity | 60 % | 44 % | 50 % | 40 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Disturbing | 71 % | 57 % | 45 % | 58 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Tension | 63 % | 49 % | 29 % | 43 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Humor | 56 % | 39 % | 25 % | 39 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Disturbing | 65 % | 50 % | 40 % | 57 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 69 % | 63 % | 48 % | 60 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 68 % | 66 % | 43 % | 50 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 65 % | 65 % | 43 % | 36 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Tension | 65 % | 65 % | 49 % | 31 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Tension | 68 % | 68 % | 53 % | 38 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not 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
Toñi
Fernando
Details
- Directed by
- Pablo Berger
- Written by
- Pablo Berger
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2017
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Country
- Spain, France, Belgium
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
Where to watch
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