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Story of a Love Affair

1950 · 98 min · Director: Michelangelo Antonioni ★ IMDb 7.1 · 3,926 ratings

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A wealthy, possessive husband's investigation reignites his young wife's past love, leading them to plot against him. As obstacles fall away, their passion faces a new test.

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Story of a Love Affair (1950) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Love 30%, Anxiety 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Love
  1. Love30%
  2. Guilt15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Love, Anxiety, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Love, Anxiety and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Love

Tension
Curiosity
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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity peaks around 28 %, then dips around 38 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriositySadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity42 %17 %47 %6 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity41 %20 %43 %16 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Curiosity39 %23 %36 %21 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Curiosity42 %29 %40 %18 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Curiosity53 %41 %52 %28 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Sadness58 %49 %52 %38 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Tension47 %43 %39 %26 %
37.5 %≈ 37′Love36 %33 %27 %14 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Tension42 %31 %22 %23 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Love50 %34 %21 %30 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Love52 %40 %25 %32 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Tension58 %52 %36 %35 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Tension59 %57 %41 %27 %
67.5 %≈ 66′Tension55 %54 %36 %25 %
72.5 %≈ 71′Tension58 %56 %33 %33 %
77.5 %≈ 76′Tension69 %66 %33 %36 %
82.5 %≈ 81′Tension76 %74 %38 %32 %
87.5 %≈ 86′Tension73 %73 %50 %23 %
92.5 %≈ 91′Tension74 %74 %53 %30 %
97.5 %≈ 96′Tension79 %77 %45 %48 %
Riches to rags

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

MG
Massimo Girotti

Guido

LB
Lucia Bosè

LB
Lucia Bosè

Paola Molon Fontana

GR
Gino Rossi

MR
Marika Rowsky

FS
Ferdinando Sarmi

RD
Rubi D'Alma

AF
Anita Farra

CG
Carlo Gazzabini

NR
Nardo Rimediotti

RB
Renato Burrini

VM
Vittorio Manfrino

RM
Rosi Mirafiore

Barmaid

VM
Vittoria Mondello

Matilde

Franco Fabrizi

Fashion show presentator (uncredited)

GC
Gino Cervi

(uncredited)

Details

Written by
Michelangelo Antonioni, Silvio Giovaninetti, Daniele D'Anza, Francesco Maselli, Piero Tellini
Type
Movies
Released
1950
Runtime
98 min
Country
Italy
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 3,926 ratings
Feels mostly
Love
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