Cuba and the Cameraman
2017 · 113 min · Director: Jon Alpert
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Life in Cuba for three struggling families over the course of 45 years, from the cautious optimism of the early 1970s to the harrowing 1990s after the fall of the Soviet Union and the 2016 death of Fidel Castro.
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Emotional fingerprint
Cuba and the Cameraman (2017) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Melancholy 25%, Nostalgia 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy35%
- Melancholy25%
- Nostalgia20%
- Sadness10%
- Inspiration10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Melancholy, Nostalgia. Genres: Documentary. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Melancholy and Nostalgia. Its IMDb rating of 8.2/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Curiosity
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Curiosity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 30 % | 35 % | 53 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Curiosity | 45 % | 21 % | 32 % | 56 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Curiosity | 44 % | 11 % | 26 % | 58 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Curiosity | 45 % | 9 % | 23 % | 59 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Curiosity | 46 % | 19 % | 30 % | 56 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Empathy | 50 % | 30 % | 43 % | 51 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Curiosity | 51 % | 30 % | 46 % | 51 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Curiosity | 53 % | 34 % | 48 % | 51 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Sadness | 59 % | 48 % | 55 % | 46 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Sadness | 65 % | 59 % | 64 % | 40 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Sadness | 70 % | 65 % | 70 % | 39 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Sadness | 74 % | 70 % | 74 % | 41 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Sadness | 71 % | 66 % | 70 % | 45 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Empathy | 60 % | 46 % | 58 % | 48 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Curiosity | 54 % | 31 % | 53 % | 44 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Hope | 56 % | 35 % | 55 % | 38 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Sadness | 59 % | 48 % | 56 % | 34 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Sadness | 63 % | 59 % | 59 % | 32 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Sadness | 64 % | 61 % | 54 % | 29 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 110′ | Sadness | 63 % | 62 % | 47 % | 22 % |
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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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Details
- Directed by
- Jon Alpert
- Written by
- Jon Alpert
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2017
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Documentary
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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