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When the Cat's Away

1996 · 91 min · Director: Cédric Klapisch ★ IMDb 6.9 · 3,750 ratings

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Chloe, a young woman, is going on holidays. She entrusts her beloved cat to Madame Renée's care. But one day Madame Renée (an old lady of the neighborhood) can not find the cat. Chloe starts searching the neighborhood... This is the pretext for the exploration of a quarter of Paris and his inhabitants.

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When the Cat's Away (1996) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Curiosity 30%, Humor 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

25%Humor
20%Love
  1. Humor25%
  2. Love20%
  3. Joy15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Curiosity, Humor, Love. Genres: Comedy, Romance. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Curiosity, Humor and Love. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Hope
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathyHopeSadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor37 %30 %10 %13 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor40 %34 %18 %18 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Empathy43 %40 %19 %26 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Empathy40 %39 %21 %24 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Humor39 %36 %24 %20 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Empathy43 %40 %29 %23 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Hope45 %44 %35 %23 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Empathy46 %48 %30 %25 %
42.5 %≈ 39′Empathy45 %44 %24 %23 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Humor43 %34 %16 %15 %
52.5 %≈ 48′Tension48 %38 %9 %19 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Empathy50 %44 %8 %28 %
62.5 %≈ 57′Tension44 %39 %8 %28 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Empathy41 %39 %14 %30 %
72.5 %≈ 66′Sadness48 %44 %21 %34 %
77.5 %≈ 71′Tension53 %44 %23 %31 %
82.5 %≈ 75′Sadness53 %46 %31 %32 %
87.5 %≈ 80′Empathy53 %50 %41 %34 %
92.5 %≈ 84′Hope50 %47 %40 %32 %
97.5 %≈ 89′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Cinderella

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

GC
Garance Clavel

GC
Garance Clavel

Chloé

OP
Olivier Py

Michel

Marilyne Canto

la femme flic

Antoine Chappey

le mec bourré

Romain Duris

le joueur de batterie

Hd
Hélène de Fougerolles

un mannequin

Éric Savin

le militant onze de pique

Hiam Abbass

Une femme dans la cour

JB
Jane Bradbury

Mannequin

JB
Joël Brisse

Le peintre Bel Canto

FB
Franck Bussi

Mec agressif

AD
Andrée Damant

Madame Dubois

MD
Marine Delterme

Mannequin

Ériq Ebouaney

Ouvrier ébéniste

DF
Denis Falgoux

Denis

CJ
Camille Japy

Victoire

JJ
Jacqueline Jehanneuf

Madame Henriette

Details

Directed by
Cédric Klapisch
Written by
Cédric Klapisch
Type
Movies
Released
1996
Runtime
91 min
Country
France
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.9 · 3,750 ratings
Feels mostly
Curiosity
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