The Best Years of a Life
2019 · 90 min · Director: Claude Lelouch
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An old man is having memories of a former lover who is still alive. Images of their affair showing them young combine with dreams and poetry
Emotional fingerprint
The Best Years of a Life (2019) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 35%, Nostalgia 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy35%
- Nostalgia25%
- Sadness20%
- Love20%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Nostalgia, Sadness. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Nostalgia and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Emotional journey
- Nostalgia
- Love
- Melancholy
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Nostalgia
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Melancholy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Nostalgia | Love | Melancholy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Nostalgia | 53 % | 52 % | 32 % | 38 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Nostalgia | 51 % | 48 % | 31 % | 32 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Empathy | 51 % | 40 % | 34 % | 36 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Love | 55 % | 41 % | 40 % | 48 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Melancholy | 63 % | 43 % | 38 % | 57 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Melancholy | 66 % | 39 % | 36 % | 57 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Love | 61 % | 38 % | 43 % | 46 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Empathy | 56 % | 40 % | 43 % | 38 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Nostalgia | 56 % | 43 % | 45 % | 29 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Love | 60 % | 45 % | 54 % | 26 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Nostalgia | 61 % | 48 % | 54 % | 38 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Melancholy | 60 % | 44 % | 46 % | 49 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Melancholy | 63 % | 46 % | 48 % | 50 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Love | 66 % | 54 % | 53 % | 50 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Melancholy | 66 % | 53 % | 50 % | 54 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Empathy | 64 % | 51 % | 50 % | 50 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Nostalgia | 58 % | 53 % | 45 % | 38 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Nostalgia | 57 % | 57 % | 43 % | 34 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Nostalgia | 65 % | 61 % | 53 % | 41 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Nostalgia | 63 % | 55 % | 53 % | 40 % |
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
Antoine Duroc, le fils de Jean-Louis
Tess
Gendarme
Gendarme
Gendarme
Le gendarme sur les planches
Le chanteur au piano
Details
- Directed by
- Claude Lelouch
- Written by
- Claude Lelouch, Pierre Uytterhoeven, Valérie Perrin
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2019
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Country
- France
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
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