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Jesus of Montreal

1989 · 119 min · Director: Denys Arcand ★ IMDb 7.4 · 7,938 ratings

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A group of actors put on an unorthodox, but acclaimed Passion Play which incites the opposition of the Catholic Church while the actors' lives themselves begin to mirror the Passion itself.

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Jesus of Montreal (1989) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 30%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Awe15%
  2. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Empathy
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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 evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 73 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity43 %20 %25 %27 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Curiosity44 %28 %28 %21 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Empathy46 %34 %30 %15 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Curiosity46 %30 %30 %15 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Sadness48 %34 %31 %28 %
27.5 %≈ 33′Curiosity50 %40 %27 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 39′Curiosity55 %46 %32 %31 %
37.5 %≈ 45′Sadness64 %55 %52 %36 %
42.5 %≈ 51′Sadness63 %46 %46 %29 %
47.5 %≈ 57′Humor55 %29 %16 %16 %
52.5 %≈ 62′Humor56 %32 %6 %28 %
57.5 %≈ 68′Empathy61 %46 %13 %46 %
62.5 %≈ 74′Humor57 %41 %14 %46 %
67.5 %≈ 80′Humor54 %34 %19 %41 %
72.5 %≈ 86′Humor60 %44 %35 %50 %
77.5 %≈ 92′Tension71 %59 %49 %65 %
82.5 %≈ 98′Tension80 %69 %55 %75 %
87.5 %≈ 104′Empathy80 %70 %63 %60 %
92.5 %≈ 110′Sadness77 %65 %68 %32 %
97.5 %≈ 116′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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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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Cast

LB
Lothaire Bluteau

Daniel Coulombe

JT
Johanne-Marie Tremblay

Rémy Girard

Martin

RL
Robert Lepage

René

GP
Gilles Pelletier

Fr. Leclerc

YJ
Yves Jacques

Richard Cardinal

CN
Cédric Noël

Pascal Berger

PM
Pauline Martin

Radio Host

VL
Véronique Le Flaguais

TV Host

JM
Jean-Louis Millette

TV Host

MM
Monique Miller

Agent

CA
Christine-Ann Atallah

CL
Claude Léveillée

VG
Valérie Gagné

PB
Paule Baillargeon

BB
Boris Bergman

Jerzy

GL
Gaston Lepage

Security Guard

MM
Marc Messier

John Lambert

MS
Marcel Sabourin

Eccentric

Details

Directed by
Denys Arcand
Written by
Denys Arcand
Type
Movies
Released
1989
Runtime
119 min
Country
Canada, France
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.4 · 7,938 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
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