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Vanya on 42nd Street

1994 · 120 min · Director: Louis Malle ★ IMDb 7.3 · 5,726 ratings

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An uniterrupted rehersal of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" played out by a company of actors. The setting is their run down theater with an unusable stage and crumbling ceiling. The play is shown act by act with the briefest of breaks to move props or for refreshments. The lack of costumes, real props and scenery is soon forgotten.

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Vanya on 42nd Street (1994) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 35%, Empathy 25%, Awe 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Awe20%
  2. Humor10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Empathy, Awe. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Awe. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 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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  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Tension

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Tension

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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 3 %, then peaks around 78 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor30 %10 %13 %7 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Sadness33 %20 %21 %11 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Humor39 %29 %28 %20 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Sadness45 %36 %35 %26 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Sadness47 %39 %40 %29 %
27.5 %≈ 33′Sadness52 %45 %44 %35 %
32.5 %≈ 39′Sadness59 %54 %48 %40 %
37.5 %≈ 45′Sadness57 %53 %46 %35 %
42.5 %≈ 51′Sadness57 %51 %50 %28 %
47.5 %≈ 57′Empathy55 %45 %51 %21 %
52.5 %≈ 63′Hope52 %39 %49 %21 %
57.5 %≈ 69′Empathy56 %45 %51 %30 %
62.5 %≈ 75′Sadness54 %41 %43 %38 %
67.5 %≈ 81′Tension60 %36 %38 %53 %
72.5 %≈ 87′Tension76 %54 %56 %71 %
77.5 %≈ 93′Sadness84 %70 %75 %75 %
82.5 %≈ 99′Empathy77 %68 %74 %61 %
87.5 %≈ 105′Sadness69 %63 %64 %35 %
92.5 %≈ 111′Sadness73 %69 %68 %14 %
97.5 %≈ 117′Sadness82 %77 %78 %7 %
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

PB
Phoebe Brand

Larry Pine

Dr. Astrov

Lynn Cohen

Maman

JM
Jerry Mayer

Waffles

AG
Andre Gregory

Himself

MJ
Madhur Jaffrey

Mrs. Chao

Details

Directed by
Louis Malle
Written by
David Mamet, Anton Chekhov, Andre Gregory, Andre Gregory
Type
Movies
Released
1994
Runtime
120 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 5,726 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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