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Ema

2019 · 107 min · Director: Pablo Larraín ★ IMDb 6.7 · 10,095 ratings

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Ema, a young dancer, decides to separate from Gastón after giving back Polo, the son they both adopted and were unable to raise. In a desperate search through the streets of the port city of Valparaíso, Ema seeks love affairs in order to overcome her guilt. However, she has a secret plan to recover everything she's lost.

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Emotional fingerprint

Ema (2019) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Empathy 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love20%
  2. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Empathy, Love. Genres: Drama, Romance, Music. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 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
  • Curiosity
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Love

Sadness
Curiosity
Disturbing
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 evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity peaks around 3 %, then dips around 38 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessCuriosityDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 3′Sadness72 %65 %40 %43 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Sadness71 %65 %38 %46 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Disturbing69 %59 %36 %55 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Sadness63 %50 %39 %55 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Disturbing64 %49 %35 %55 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Tension59 %43 %30 %44 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Curiosity46 %25 %36 %25 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Curiosity45 %14 %45 %23 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Curiosity52 %21 %44 %34 %
47.5 %≈ 51′Disturbing59 %30 %40 %46 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Curiosity54 %30 %38 %40 %
57.5 %≈ 62′Sadness48 %28 %32 %26 %
62.5 %≈ 67′Tension51 %16 %30 %19 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Love53 %8 %33 %14 %
72.5 %≈ 78′Curiosity50 %13 %38 %15 %
77.5 %≈ 83′Love51 %18 %41 %15 %
82.5 %≈ 88′Curiosity55 %25 %48 %14 %
87.5 %≈ 94′Love65 %40 %56 %30 %
92.5 %≈ 99′Curiosity73 %45 %62 %52 %
97.5 %≈ 104′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Rags to riches

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

MD
Mariana Di Girólamo

SC
Santiago Cabrera

PG
Paola Giannini

Raquel

CS
Cristián Suárez

Polo

ML
Mariana Loyola

Sara

CS
Catalina Saavedra

Marcela

SH
Susana Hidalgo

Paulina

JF
Josefina Fiebelkorn

Perla

GF
Giannina Fruttero

Sonia

AG
Antonia Giesen

Renata

PH
Paula Hofmann

Laura

PL
Paula Luchsinger

María

CA
Claudio Arredondo

School Principal

EP
Eduardo Paxeco

Carlos

NB
Natalia Bakulic

Lisa

AN
Amparo Noguera

New School Principal

DM
Diego Muñoz

Facundo

CC
Claudia Cabezas

Teacher Pancha

PZ
Paula Zúñiga

Teacher Delia

Details

Directed by
Pablo Larraín
Written by
Pablo Larraín, Guillermo Calderón, Alejandro Moreno
Type
Movies
Released
2019
Runtime
107 min
Country
Chile
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 10,095 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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