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Edward II

1991 · 90 min · Director: Derek Jarman ★ IMDb 6.7 · 3,404 ratings

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In this Derek Jarman version of Christopher Marlowe's Elizabethan drama, in modern costumes and settings, Plantagenet king Edward II hands the power-craving nobility the perfect excuse by taking as lover besides his diplomatic wife, the French princess Isabel, not an acceptable lady at court but the ambitious Piers Gaveston, who uses his favor in bed even to wield political influence - the stage is set for a palace revolt which sends the gay pair from the throne to a terminal torture dungeon.

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Emotional fingerprint

Edward II (1991) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 35%, Love 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love25%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Love, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Romance, History. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Love and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Tension
  • Empathy

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Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessTensionEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 2′Love63 %12 %23 %25 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Love63 %13 %39 %26 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Love64 %15 %51 %29 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Tension66 %25 %61 %32 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Tension68 %40 %65 %41 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Love71 %57 %60 %56 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Sadness79 %73 %60 %68 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Sadness81 %77 %57 %70 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Sadness76 %65 %45 %64 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Love73 %43 %46 %51 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Tension73 %38 %63 %46 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Tension74 %48 %73 %51 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Tension80 %59 %79 %60 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Tension83 %65 %79 %61 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Tension79 %68 %69 %59 %
77.5 %≈ 70′Sadness81 %75 %66 %68 %
82.5 %≈ 74′Sadness88 %81 %75 %79 %
87.5 %≈ 79′Sadness91 %84 %81 %83 %
92.5 %≈ 83′Sadness91 %85 %73 %79 %
97.5 %≈ 88′Sadness88 %85 %53 %73 %
Riches to rags

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

KC
Kevin Collins

AT
Andrew Tiernan

Piers Gaveston

AT
Andrew Tiernan

Tilda Swinton

Isabella

NT
Nigel Terry

Roger Mortimer

John Lynch

Spencer

DS
Dudley Sutton

Bishop of Winchester

JF
Jerome Flynn

Kent

JG
Jody Graber

Prince Edward

AL
Annie Lennox

Singer

TF
Tony Forsyth

Captive Policeman

JB
Jill Balcon

Chorus of Nobility

BN
Barbara New

Chorus of Nobility

AM
Andrea Miller

Chorus of Nobility

BM
Brian Mitchell

Chorus of Nobility

DG
David Glover

Chorus of Nobility

AC
Andrew Charleson

Chorus of Nobility

JQ
John Quentin

Chorus of Nobility

Details

Directed by
Derek Jarman
Written by
Derek Jarman, Christopher Marlowe, Stephen McBride, Ken Butler
Type
Movies
Released
1991
Runtime
90 min
Country
United Kingdom, Japan
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 3,404 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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