Nostradamus
1994 · 119 min · Director: Roger Christian
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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
- Curiosity30%
- Awe25%
- Anxiety20%
- Sadness15%
- Inspiration10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Curiosity, Awe, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Biography. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Curiosity
- Disturbing
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Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Curiosity | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 65 % | 63 % | 47 % | 45 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Curiosity | 64 % | 61 % | 45 % | 41 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Tension | 61 % | 55 % | 41 % | 34 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Curiosity | 50 % | 39 % | 38 % | 18 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Love | 48 % | 34 % | 40 % | 10 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Curiosity | 57 % | 40 % | 49 % | 20 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Love | 65 % | 49 % | 41 % | 31 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Sadness | 68 % | 59 % | 26 % | 36 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Tension | 65 % | 54 % | 30 % | 41 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Sadness | 59 % | 36 % | 38 % | 40 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Sadness | 55 % | 33 % | 31 % | 34 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Love | 57 % | 40 % | 33 % | 34 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Love | 61 % | 46 % | 49 % | 32 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Curiosity | 64 % | 56 % | 56 % | 35 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Tension | 69 % | 64 % | 51 % | 51 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Disturbing | 70 % | 61 % | 48 % | 59 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Curiosity | 69 % | 63 % | 45 % | 50 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 104′ | Tension | 75 % | 73 % | 40 % | 50 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 110′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 116′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not 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
Sophie
Inquisitor
Paul
Landlady
Michael's Father
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
- Feels mostly
- Curiosity
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