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Nostradamus

1994 · 119 min · Director: Roger Christian ★ IMDb 5.8 · 3,365 ratings

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Recounts the life and loves of the physician, astrologer, and famed prognosticator; his encounters with medieval science and the Inquisition; and his early struggles with his visions of the future. This movie is set in France in the sixteenth century during one of the periodic plague outbreaks (as opposed to the Black Death (mid fourteenth century Europe) or the Black Plague (mid seventeenth century London, England)). This movie depicts Michel Nostradamus' (Tchéky Karyo's) rise in influence, because of his success in treating the plague and his predictions, culminating in his appointment as court physician to Charles IX of France.

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Nostradamus (1994) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Curiosity 30%, Awe 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Curiosity, Awe, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Biography. AI estimate.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Disturbing

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

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Dominant emotion

Intensity peaks around 3 %, then dips around 23 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

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%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension65 %63 %47 %45 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Curiosity64 %61 %45 %41 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Tension61 %55 %41 %34 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Curiosity50 %39 %38 %18 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Love48 %34 %40 %10 %
27.5 %≈ 33′Curiosity57 %40 %49 %20 %
32.5 %≈ 39′Love65 %49 %41 %31 %
37.5 %≈ 45′Sadness68 %59 %26 %36 %
42.5 %≈ 51′Tension65 %54 %30 %41 %
47.5 %≈ 57′Sadness59 %36 %38 %40 %
52.5 %≈ 62′Sadness55 %33 %31 %34 %
57.5 %≈ 68′Love57 %40 %33 %34 %
62.5 %≈ 74′Love61 %46 %49 %32 %
67.5 %≈ 80′Curiosity64 %56 %56 %35 %
72.5 %≈ 86′Tension69 %64 %51 %51 %
77.5 %≈ 92′Disturbing70 %61 %48 %59 %
82.5 %≈ 98′Curiosity69 %63 %45 %50 %
87.5 %≈ 104′Tension75 %73 %40 %50 %
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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

Rutger Hauer

The Mystic Monk

Amanda Plummer

Catherine De Medici

AH
Anthony Higgins

King Henry II

DQ
Diana Quick

Diane de Poitiers

Michael Gough

Jean de Remy

MR
Magdalena Ritter

Sophie

BM
Bruce Myers

Professor

LL
Leon Lissek

Inquisitor

Michael Byrne

Inquisitor

BA
Bruce Alexander

Paul

OP
Oana Pellea

Landlady

DG
David Gwillim

Michael's Father

AW
Amanda Walker

Mme. Scalinger

RC
Richenda Carey

Countess

AB
Amanda Boxer

Woman Patient I

Details

Directed by
Roger Christian
Written by
Roger Christian, Piers Ashworth, Knut Boeser
Type
Movies
Released
1994
Runtime
119 min
Country
France, United Kingdom, Germany, Romania
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.8 · 3,365 ratings
Feels mostly
Curiosity
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