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Death of a Cyclist

1955 · 88 min · Director: Juan Antonio Bardem ★ IMDb 7.7 · 4,984 ratings

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A couple having an affair strike a bicyclist with their car and do not offer aid out of fear of their relationship being exposed.

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Death of a Cyclist (1955) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Guilt 30%, Anxiety 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Guilt
  1. Guilt30%
  2. Anger10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Guilt, Anxiety, Tension. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Guilt, Anxiety and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Guilt
  • Sadness

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Guilt

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

Tension
Guilt
Sadness
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 dips around 8 %, then rises around 18 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionGuiltSadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension55 %49 %33 %18 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor43 %33 %19 %13 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor44 %36 %22 %19 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Tension61 %56 %44 %31 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Guilt68 %63 %49 %26 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Tension61 %53 %39 %21 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Sadness59 %48 %38 %34 %
37.5 %≈ 33′Tension64 %57 %45 %41 %
42.5 %≈ 37′Guilt65 %63 %49 %33 %
47.5 %≈ 42′Tension64 %63 %40 %18 %
52.5 %≈ 46′Tension71 %71 %35 %10 %
57.5 %≈ 51′Tension74 %74 %38 %11 %
62.5 %≈ 55′Tension64 %55 %35 %15 %
67.5 %≈ 59′Hope56 %30 %30 %16 %
72.5 %≈ 64′Hope58 %26 %33 %18 %
77.5 %≈ 68′Hope61 %40 %40 %30 %
82.5 %≈ 73′Sadness65 %51 %48 %45 %
87.5 %≈ 77′Guilt71 %53 %60 %54 %
92.5 %≈ 81′Sadness75 %47 %67 %60 %
97.5 %≈ 86′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Oedipus

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

LB
Lucia Bosè

LB
Lucia Bosè

María José de Castro

AC
Alberto Closas

BC
Bruna Corrà

CC
Carlos Casaravilla

CC
Carlos Casaravilla

Rafael Sandoval

OT
Otello Toso

AR
Alicia Romay

JD
Julia Delgado Caro

MA
Mercedes Albert

JS
José Sepúlveda

JP
José Prada

Dean

FS
Fernando Sancho

Traffic Police

MA
Manuel Alexandre

Cyclist

JS
Jacinto San Emeterio

Joaquín

MA
Manuel Arbó

Father Iturrioz

EA
Emilio Alonso

Jorge

ME
Margarita Espinosa

Encarna

RI
Rufino Inglés

Nico

AC
Antonio Casas

Trainer

MG
Manuel Guitián

Confessor

Details

Directed by
Juan Antonio Bardem
Written by
Juan Antonio Bardem, Luis Fernando de Igoa
Type
Movies
Released
1955
Runtime
88 min
Country
Spain, Italy
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.7 · 4,984 ratings
Feels mostly
Guilt
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