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Happiness Is in the Field

1995 · 106 min · Director: Étienne Chatiliez ★ IMDb 7 · 3,220 ratings

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Francis, the boss of a small plumbing supply company, is harassed by tax collectors, striking employees, and an impossible wife and daughter. His only joy is sharing lunch with his friend Gerard. Then a TV show called "where are you?" shows a woman from Gers who is searching for her husband who disappeared 28 years ago. The lost husband looks like an identical twin of Francis...

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Happiness Is in the Field (1995) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Smile 25%, Empathy 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Humor
25%Smile
  1. Humor35%
  2. Smile25%
  3. Hope15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Smile, Empathy. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Smile and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Humor
  • Curiosity
  • Happiness

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Happiness

Humor
Curiosity
Happiness
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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorCuriosityHappiness
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor53 %52 %17 %5 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor51 %48 %19 %13 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Relief53 %44 %30 %21 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Curiosity57 %46 %48 %16 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Humor56 %51 %50 %11 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Humor54 %53 %45 %14 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Humor57 %50 %43 %24 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Happiness56 %45 %35 %30 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Humor53 %44 %26 %29 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Happiness53 %43 %20 %41 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Happiness53 %39 %20 %43 %
57.5 %≈ 61′Humor56 %41 %25 %35 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Happiness61 %43 %35 %39 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Curiosity63 %39 %49 %33 %
72.5 %≈ 77′Relief63 %41 %58 %23 %
77.5 %≈ 82′Curiosity64 %45 %64 %16 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Curiosity66 %44 %66 %13 %
87.5 %≈ 93′Curiosity64 %40 %56 %20 %
92.5 %≈ 98′Relief58 %38 %43 %33 %
97.5 %≈ 103′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Icarus

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

EM
Eddy Mitchell

Gérard 'Gégé' Tilier

Carmen Maura

Dolores Thivart

François Morel

Pouillaud

PB
Patrick Bouchitey

Jean-Paul « J.P. » Delépine

RG
Roger Gicquel

Charles, l'animateur

Catherine Jacob

Madame André dit « Lolotte »

OS
Olivier Saladin

un client du garage

JC
Joël Cantona

Nono

DR
Daniel Russo

André le patron de l'hotel

ÉC
Éric Cantona

Lionel

GL
Guilaine Londez

Zig Thivart

VD
Virginie Darmon

Puce Thivart

AL
Alexandra London

Géraldine Bergeade

JB
Jean Bousquet

Père Léonard

SH
Seloua Hamse

Yasmina

SH
Serge Hazanavicius

Alexis Legoff

Details

Directed by
Étienne Chatiliez
Written by
Florence Quentin
Type
Movies
Released
1995
Runtime
106 min
Country
France
Genres
Comedy
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 3,220 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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