Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud
1995 · 106 min · Director: Claude Sautet
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
When Nelly, a woman being just divorced, meets by chance M. Arnaud, a mature salesman just retired, begins a strange and special relationship between the two personalities.
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Emotional fingerprint
Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud (1995) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Love 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Love25%
- Melancholy20%
- Curiosity15%
- Satisfaction10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Love, Melancholy. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Love and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.
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Emotional journey
- Melancholy
- Empathy
- Curiosity
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Melancholy
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Melancholy | Empathy | Curiosity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Melancholy | 33 % | 21 % | 27 % | 26 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Curiosity | 38 % | 22 % | 29 % | 34 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Melancholy | 41 % | 26 % | 30 % | 37 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Curiosity | 34 % | 21 % | 23 % | 33 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Curiosity | 29 % | 18 % | 17 % | 30 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Curiosity | 31 % | 18 % | 19 % | 29 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Tension | 37 % | 19 % | 25 % | 29 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Melancholy | 40 % | 23 % | 30 % | 33 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Curiosity | 41 % | 22 % | 28 % | 37 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Curiosity | 42 % | 22 % | 28 % | 37 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Curiosity | 46 % | 24 % | 32 % | 33 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 51 % | 31 % | 39 % | 26 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Melancholy | 46 % | 36 % | 40 % | 24 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Melancholy | 42 % | 34 % | 34 % | 30 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Curiosity | 46 % | 35 % | 32 % | 36 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Melancholy | 51 % | 42 % | 42 % | 32 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Melancholy | 51 % | 44 % | 47 % | 27 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Melancholy | 48 % | 44 % | 43 % | 27 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Melancholy | 51 % | 49 % | 43 % | 28 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 103′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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
Lucie
Taieb
Marianne
Laurence
Luc
Bénédicte
Sandrine
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Valérie
Maria
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Details
- Directed by
- Claude Sautet
- Written by
- Jacques Fieschi, Claude Sautet, Yves Ulmann
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1995
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Country
- France, Italy, Germany
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
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