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Germinal

1993 · 160 min · Director: Claude Berri ★ IMDb 7.1 · 6,250 ratings

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It's mid 19th century, north of France. The story of a coal miner's town. They are exploited by the mine's owner. One day the decide to go on strike, and then the authorities repress them.

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Germinal (1993) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Anger 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

20%Anger
  1. Anger20%
  2. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Anger. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Sadness

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Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Anger

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Empathy
Sadness
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 3 %, then rises around 28 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathySadness
2.5 %≈ 4′Empathy43 %20 %40 %28 %
7.5 %≈ 12′Empathy46 %24 %44 %30 %
12.5 %≈ 20′Empathy50 %25 %49 %34 %
17.5 %≈ 28′Empathy52 %24 %49 %34 %
22.5 %≈ 36′Hope47 %21 %38 %24 %
27.5 %≈ 44′Hope54 %33 %40 %26 %
32.5 %≈ 52′Empathy67 %51 %54 %38 %
37.5 %≈ 60′Anger63 %53 %50 %32 %
42.5 %≈ 68′Anger58 %50 %45 %27 %
47.5 %≈ 76′Anger66 %57 %56 %40 %
52.5 %≈ 84′Anger73 %65 %61 %45 %
57.5 %≈ 92′Tension77 %73 %51 %33 %
62.5 %≈ 100′Tension81 %79 %48 %30 %
67.5 %≈ 108′Tension80 %78 %50 %43 %
72.5 %≈ 116′Tension81 %79 %56 %59 %
77.5 %≈ 124′Tension89 %86 %68 %65 %
82.5 %≈ 132′Tension93 %91 %71 %59 %
87.5 %≈ 140′Tension94 %84 %75 %66 %
92.5 %≈ 148′Sadness90 %55 %80 %80 %
97.5 %≈ 156′Sadness84 %28 %78 %80 %
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

R
Renaud

Jean Carmet

Vincent Maheu, aka Bonnemort

JH
Judith Henry

Catherine Maheu

JM
Jean-Roger Milo

Antoine Chaval

Gérard Depardieu

Toussaint Maheu

LT
Laurent Terzieff

Souvarine

BF
Bernard Fresson

Victor Deneulin

JB
Jean-Pierre Bisson

Rasseneur

JD
Jacques Dacqmine

Philippe Hennebeau

Anny Duperey

Mrs. Hennebeau

GC
Gérard Croce

Maigrat

Fv
Frédéric van den Driessche

Paul Négrel

AA
Annick Alane

Mrs. Grégoire

PL
Pierre Lafont

Léon Grégoire

TL
Thierry Levaret

Zacharie Maheu

FP
Fred Personne

Pluchart

CB
Cécile Bois

Cécile Grégoire

Yolande Moreau

'La Levaque'

MR
Maximilien Regiani

Pierron

Details

Directed by
Claude Berri
Type
Movies
Released
1993
Runtime
160 min
Country
France, Belgium, Italy
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 6,250 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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