The Night of the Shooting Stars
1982 · 105 min · Director: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
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The Night of San Lorenzo, the night of the shooting stars, is the night when dreams come true in Italian folklore. In 1944, a group of Italians flee their town after hearing rumours that the Nazis plan to blow it up and that the Americans are about to arrive to liberate them.
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The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Tension. Genres: Drama, War. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Tension
- Hope
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Tension | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Love | 50 % | 8 % | 28 % | 32 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Tension | 55 % | 14 % | 44 % | 29 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Tension | 59 % | 19 % | 55 % | 28 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Tension | 66 % | 24 % | 65 % | 29 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Tension | 76 % | 41 % | 73 % | 27 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Sadness | 75 % | 49 % | 60 % | 30 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Hope | 70 % | 39 % | 50 % | 34 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Tension | 71 % | 43 % | 60 % | 26 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Tension | 69 % | 50 % | 60 % | 21 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Sadness | 66 % | 56 % | 49 % | 24 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Sadness | 65 % | 57 % | 44 % | 34 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Hope | 60 % | 39 % | 36 % | 43 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Humor | 57 % | 19 % | 26 % | 43 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Hope | 65 % | 26 % | 40 % | 36 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 83 % | 55 % | 75 % | 19 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Tension | 93 % | 75 % | 86 % | 11 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Sadness | 89 % | 73 % | 63 % | 25 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Love | 80 % | 51 % | 30 % | 45 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Hope | 71 % | 31 % | 9 % | 55 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Love | 67 % | 23 % | 2 % | 52 % |
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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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Details
- Directed by
- Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
- Written by
- Tonino Guerra, Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani, Giuliani G. De Negri
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1982
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Country
- Italy
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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