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A Special Day

1977 · 106 min · Director: Ettore Scola ★ IMDb 8.1 · 19,085 ratings

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Two neighbours — a persecuted journalist and a resigned housewife — forge a strong bond on the day of Adolf Hitler's historic 1938 visit to Rome.

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Emotional fingerprint

A Special Day (1977) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 35%, Empathy 25%, Love 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love15%
  2. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 8.1/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitlesapproximate
  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Love

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Love

Empathy
Sadness
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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. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 63 %, then peaks around 73 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessLove
2.5 %≈ 3′Not enough subtitle evidence23 %2 %3 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension28 %8 %5 %3 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor31 %19 %5 %8 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Humor34 %24 %5 %9 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Humor35 %23 %6 %9 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Empathy34 %24 %9 %14 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Humor43 %36 %23 %18 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Empathy56 %54 %41 %18 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Empathy51 %50 %34 %21 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Love41 %36 %16 %23 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Humor41 %34 %18 %15 %
57.5 %≈ 61′Empathy48 %39 %28 %14 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Tension61 %50 %39 %16 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Tension75 %68 %54 %18 %
72.5 %≈ 77′Empathy80 %80 %64 %35 %
77.5 %≈ 82′Empathy78 %79 %57 %57 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Love68 %66 %43 %50 %
87.5 %≈ 93′Empathy57 %53 %33 %25 %
92.5 %≈ 98′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 103′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

Sophia Loren

Antonietta Taberi

FB
Françoise Berd

PB
Patrizia Basso

TD
Tiziano De Persio

MD
Maurizio Di Paolantonio

AG
Antonio Garibaldi

VG
Vittorio Guerrieri

AM
Alessandra Mussolini

NM
Nicole Magny

Officer's Daughter

GC
Galeazzo Ciano

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

KV
King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

BM
Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Ettore Scola
Type
Movies
Released
1977
Runtime
106 min
Country
Italy, Canada
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 8.1 · 19,085 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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