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Ulysses' Gaze

1995 · 169 min · Director: Theo Angelopoulos ★ IMDb 7.6 · 8,239 ratings

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An exiled filmmaker finally returns to his home country where former mysteries and afflictions of his early life come back to haunt him once more.

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Ulysses' Gaze (1995) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 32%, Confusion 25%, Sadness 20%. 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 Melancholy, Confusion, Sadness. Genres: Drama, History, War. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Confusion and Sadness. 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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  • Sadness
  • Nostalgia
  • Tension

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Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Nostalgia

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 57 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessNostalgiaTension
2.5 %≈ 4′Curiosity40 %22 %33 %20 %
7.5 %≈ 13′Nostalgia44 %29 %40 %30 %
12.5 %≈ 21′Nostalgia44 %35 %39 %29 %
17.5 %≈ 30′Sadness44 %39 %37 %19 %
22.5 %≈ 38′Nostalgia51 %41 %44 %29 %
27.5 %≈ 46′Tension59 %44 %50 %45 %
32.5 %≈ 55′Nostalgia61 %49 %60 %35 %
37.5 %≈ 63′Nostalgia66 %59 %58 %26 %
42.5 %≈ 72′Sadness65 %50 %36 %29 %
47.5 %≈ 80′Curiosity57 %29 %36 %28 %
52.5 %≈ 89′Nostalgia54 %31 %54 %33 %
57.5 %≈ 97′Nostalgia59 %50 %57 %30 %
62.5 %≈ 106′Sadness70 %64 %41 %30 %
67.5 %≈ 114′Tension69 %59 %23 %43 %
72.5 %≈ 123′Curiosity59 %50 %26 %41 %
77.5 %≈ 131′Sadness56 %45 %36 %33 %
82.5 %≈ 139′Hope60 %30 %33 %26 %
87.5 %≈ 148′Hope71 %35 %25 %40 %
92.5 %≈ 156′Sadness81 %59 %36 %52 %
97.5 %≈ 165′Nostalgia81 %62 %58 %33 %
Rags to riches

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

TV
Thanasis Veggos

GM
Giorgos Mihalakopoulos

DV
Dora Volanaki

MP
Mania Papadimitriou

GK
Giorgos Konstas

TG
Thanos Grammenos

AO
Alekos Oudinotis

AO
Alekos Oudinotis

Greek Film Library Manager

AI
Angel Ivanov

Bulgarian Interrogator

LT
Ljuba Tadić

Mr Jovicic, Man in Charge of the Belgrade Film Archive

VL
Vaggelis Liodakis

GL
Gert Llanaj

Little Boy

AV
Agni Vlahou

GZ
Giannis Zavradinos

VK
Vangelis Kazan

MK
Mirka Kalatzopoulou

DK
Dimitris Kamberidis

Uncle

EK
Eva Kotamanidou

Details

Directed by
Theo Angelopoulos
Type
Movies
Released
1995
Runtime
169 min
Country
Greece, France, Italy, Germany, United Kingdom, Albania
Genres
Drama, History, War
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.6 · 8,239 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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