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Élisa

1995 · 115 min · Director: Jean Becker, Jean Becker ★ IMDb 6.5 · 2,341 ratings

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A woman has had a tough childhood ever since her mother committed suicide. She spent most of her life in an orphanage and makes a living as a small-time criminal in Paris. Now she wants to unravel her past and find her father.

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Emotional fingerprint

Élisa (1995) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 30%, Curiosity 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Love

Sadness
Empathy
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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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then rises around 43 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 9′Humor42 %20 %25 %32 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Sadness45 %28 %34 %36 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Empathy50 %38 %45 %39 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Sadness56 %49 %54 %38 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Sadness59 %50 %55 %41 %
32.5 %≈ 37′Empathy57 %38 %49 %49 %
37.5 %≈ 43′Tension59 %31 %44 %53 %
42.5 %≈ 49′Tension64 %44 %49 %48 %
47.5 %≈ 55′Sadness74 %64 %64 %45 %
52.5 %≈ 60′Sadness73 %65 %65 %43 %
57.5 %≈ 66′Sadness61 %41 %46 %25 %
62.5 %≈ 72′Love61 %29 %39 %14 %
67.5 %≈ 78′Sadness68 %43 %45 %31 %
72.5 %≈ 83′Tension69 %44 %43 %55 %
77.5 %≈ 89′Tension65 %31 %39 %60 %
82.5 %≈ 95′Tension66 %38 %49 %59 %
87.5 %≈ 101′Sadness77 %63 %68 %61 %
92.5 %≈ 106′Sadness85 %80 %77 %50 %
97.5 %≈ 112′Sadness84 %80 %75 %28 %
Oedipus

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

Gérard Depardieu

Jacques 'Lébovitch', Marie's father

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Clotilde Courau

Solange, Marie's friend

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Sekkou Sall

Ahmed, Marie's friend

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Florence Thomassin

Elisa, Marie's mother

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Werner Schreyer

DS driver

Philippe Léotard

Gitanes Smoker

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Catherine Rouvel

Marina

Melvil Poupaud

Pharmacist's son

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Olivier Saladin

Kevin

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Bernard Verley

Entrepreneur

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Reine Bartève

Grandmother

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André Julien

Grandfather

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Gérard Chaillou

Claude Chapelier

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Bernard Lincot

Owner of Bar des Pêcheurs

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Eugene Riguidel

Customer in Bar des Pêcheurs

José Garcia

Taxi Passenger

Philippe Duquesne

P.M.U. Owner

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Dodine Herry-Grimaldi

P.M.U. Owner

Details

Written by
Jean Becker, Fabrice Carazo, Jean Becker
Type
Movies
Released
1995
Runtime
115 min
Country
France
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.5 · 2,341 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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