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Bernie

1996 · 87 min · Director: Albert Dupontel ★ IMDb 7.1 · 4,336 ratings

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Bernie, a 30 years old orphan, decides to leave his orphanage and find his parents. After an investigation, he meets Marion, a young heroin addict and falls in love with her. He believes that his family was victim of a plot and this is why they deserted him.

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Bernie (1996) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Confusion 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor30%
  2. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Confusion and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Tension
  • Sympathy

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorTensionSympathy
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor43 %40 %8 %32 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor48 %46 %8 %30 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor54 %48 %13 %39 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Sympathy61 %41 %23 %55 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Sympathy64 %39 %34 %55 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Humor61 %38 %38 %46 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Sympathy59 %34 %35 %45 %
37.5 %≈ 33′Tension63 %35 %48 %41 %
42.5 %≈ 37′Disturbing70 %41 %56 %43 %
47.5 %≈ 41′Humor68 %50 %43 %44 %
52.5 %≈ 46′Humor63 %55 %39 %36 %
57.5 %≈ 50′Humor69 %51 %54 %38 %
62.5 %≈ 54′Disturbing74 %45 %59 %45 %
67.5 %≈ 59′Humor69 %43 %55 %48 %
72.5 %≈ 63′Tension66 %39 %54 %53 %
77.5 %≈ 67′Sympathy66 %40 %39 %54 %
82.5 %≈ 72′Humor70 %49 %36 %43 %
87.5 %≈ 76′Tension79 %48 %64 %36 %
92.5 %≈ 80′Tension82 %42 %78 %38 %
97.5 %≈ 85′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Man in a hole

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

CP
Claude Perron

Marion

RB
Roland Blanche

Donald Willis

RB
Roland Blanche

RB
Roland Bertin

Ramonda

CS
Catherine Samie

la grand-mère

EB
Emmanuelle Bougerol

Marie-Solange Clermont

AL
Alain Libolt

Me Clermont

PU
Philippe Uchan

le député Vallois

AM
Antoinette Moya

l'agent immobilier

Eric Elmosnino

le vendeur vidéo

Michel Vuillermoz

le travesti

PL
Paul Le Person

Bernie, le gardien

PT
Pascal Ternisien

Edouard Clermont

LH
Loïc Houdré

Dealer

YP
Yves Pignot

Directeur de l'orphelinat

Nicolas Marié

Le commissaire

Details

Directed by
Albert Dupontel
Written by
Albert Dupontel, Gilles Laurent
Type
Movies
Released
1996
Runtime
87 min
Country
France
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 4,336 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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