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Paisan

1946 · 125 min · Director: Roberto Rossellini ★ IMDb 7.6 · 10,905 ratings

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Six stories unfold in various regions, from Sicily to the northern Po Valley as American military personnel interact with a variety of Italian locals over eighteen months in the push north during the Italian Campaign of WWII as German forces retreat.

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Paisan (1946) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Sadness 25%, Awe 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Awe. Genres: Drama, War. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Awe. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Tension

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Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

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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 evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity peaks around 33 %, then eases around 63 %, then dips around 73 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Empathy53 %47 %33 %45 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Tension53 %44 %28 %49 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Tension54 %41 %24 %54 %
17.5 %≈ 22′Tension53 %34 %18 %48 %
22.5 %≈ 28′Humor51 %25 %12 %37 %
27.5 %≈ 34′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
32.5 %≈ 41′Sadness62 %58 %53 %30 %
37.5 %≈ 47′Empathy56 %53 %40 %24 %
42.5 %≈ 53′Hope57 %49 %31 %29 %
47.5 %≈ 59′Tension60 %46 %30 %49 %
52.5 %≈ 66′Tension65 %48 %32 %65 %
57.5 %≈ 72′Tension73 %54 %44 %68 %
62.5 %≈ 78′Sadness68 %56 %46 %48 %
67.5 %≈ 84′Hope51 %48 %24 %23 %
72.5 %≈ 91′Empathy44 %40 %8 %23 %
77.5 %≈ 97′Empathy47 %42 %8 %32 %
82.5 %≈ 103′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
87.5 %≈ 109′Tension75 %45 %25 %75 %
92.5 %≈ 116′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 122′Sadness88 %80 %85 %80 %

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Cast

CS
Carmela Sazio

RV
Robert Van Loon

BE
Benjamin Emanuel

RC
Raymond Campbell

HW
Harold Wagner

AH
Albert Heinze

MB
Merlin Berth

MC
Mats Carlson

LP
Leonard Parrish

DJ
Dots Johnson

AP
Alfonsino Pasca

Pasquale

MM
Maria Michi

Francesca

GM
Gar Moore

Fred, an American soldier

HM
Harriet Medin

Harriet, the nurse

RA
Renzo Avanzo

Massimo

WT
William Tubbs

Captain Bill Martin

DE
Dale Edmonds

Dale

RV
Roberto Van Loel

German soldier

GM
Giulietta Masina

Young Woman on Palace Stairs (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Roberto Rossellini
Written by
Federico Fellini, Vasco Pratolini, Roberto Rossellini, Sergio Amidei, Marcello Pagliero, Alfred Hayes, Klaus Mann, Rod E. Geiger
Type
Movies
Released
1946
Runtime
125 min
Country
Italy
Genres
Drama, War
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.6 · 10,905 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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