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Under the Sun of Satan

1987 · 98 min · Director: Maurice Pialat ★ IMDb 6.7 · 4,220 ratings

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A priest stuck in a rural congregation and burdened with his overwrought spirituality, finds purpose in a troubled woman accused of murder.

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Under the Sun of Satan (1987) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Guilt 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Guilt25%
  2. Awe10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Guilt, Disturbing. Genres: Drama, Fantasy. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Guilt and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Empathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Awe

Tension
Sadness
Empathy
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 evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity peaks around 48 %, then peaks around 78 %, then dips around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 2′Sadness52 %26 %43 %49 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Empathy51 %32 %39 %47 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Empathy52 %43 %34 %43 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Tension58 %54 %32 %40 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Tension63 %59 %36 %43 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Sadness67 %61 %40 %44 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Disturbing61 %55 %28 %33 %
37.5 %≈ 37′Tension56 %52 %18 %27 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Tension69 %64 %20 %31 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Disturbing77 %70 %24 %35 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Disturbing74 %65 %35 %42 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Disturbing72 %60 %49 %49 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Sadness70 %55 %57 %55 %
67.5 %≈ 66′Sadness68 %51 %59 %60 %
72.5 %≈ 71′Sadness74 %58 %66 %66 %
77.5 %≈ 76′Sadness82 %64 %65 %67 %
82.5 %≈ 81′Awe77 %56 %47 %58 %
87.5 %≈ 86′Empathy54 %40 %33 %43 %
92.5 %≈ 91′Not enough subtitle evidence31 %23 %21 %25 %
97.5 %≈ 96′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Man in a hole

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

BL
Brigitte Legendre

La mère de Mouchette

AA
Alain Artur

Cadignan

YD
Yann Dedet

Gallet

JB
Jean-Claude Bourlat

Malorthy

JB
Jean-Christophe Bouvet

Le maquignon

PP
Philippe Pallut

Le carrier

MA
Marcel Anselin

Mgr Gerbier

YL
Yvette Lavogez

Marthe

PD
Pierre D'Hoffelize

Havret

TD
Thierry Der'ven

Sabroux

Bd
Bernard de Gouy

M. de Vamin

Yd
Yolène de Gouy

Mme de Vanin

Details

Directed by
Maurice Pialat
Written by
Maurice Pialat, Sylvie Pialat, Georges Bernanos
Type
Movies
Released
1987
Runtime
98 min
Country
France
Genres
Drama, Fantasy
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 4,220 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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