Ballad of a Soldier
1959 · 89 min · Director: Grigoriy Chukhray
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
During World War II, earnest young Russian soldier Alyosha Skvortsov is rewarded with a short leave of absence for performing a heroic deed on the battlefield. Feeling homesick, he decides to visit his mother. Due to his kindhearted nature, however, Alyosha is repeatedly sidetracked by his efforts to help those he encounters, including a lovely girl named Shura. In his tour of a country devastated by war, he struggles to keep hope alive.
Emotional fingerprint
Ballad of a Soldier (1959) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Sadness25%
- Melancholy20%
- Hope15%
- Love10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Melancholy. Genres: Drama, Romance, War. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 8.2/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Love
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Love | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Sadness | 80 % | 63 % | 23 % | 58 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Tension | 73 % | 50 % | 18 % | 26 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Hope | 66 % | 50 % | 23 % | 21 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Empathy | 60 % | 56 % | 20 % | 39 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Empathy | 59 % | 56 % | 24 % | 39 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Empathy | 65 % | 55 % | 35 % | 30 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Tension | 59 % | 41 % | 24 % | 15 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Hope | 50 % | 32 % | 23 % | 6 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Hope | 54 % | 36 % | 35 % | 11 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Tension | 59 % | 38 % | 39 % | 14 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Hope | 61 % | 39 % | 35 % | 15 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Tension | 66 % | 43 % | 35 % | 19 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Love | 66 % | 45 % | 40 % | 21 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Sadness | 63 % | 51 % | 35 % | 29 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Empathy | 70 % | 61 % | 46 % | 41 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Love | 80 % | 63 % | 66 % | 56 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Sadness | 81 % | 61 % | 61 % | 61 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Tension | 81 % | 66 % | 58 % | 55 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Love | 88 % | 78 % | 74 % | 65 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Sadness | 95 % | 87 % | 85 % | 83 % |
Icarus
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
Vasiliy Egorovich, Pavlov's Father
The Driver
Seryozha Pavlov
Old Woman Truck Driver
The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy
Sergeant Major Mos'ko
Ryaboy
Joking Soldier in Train
Alyosha's Train Companion
Old Ukrainian
Details
- Directed by
- Grigoriy Chukhray
- Written by
- Valentin Ezhov, Grigoriy Chukhray
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1959
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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