Ponette
1996 · 97 min · Director: Jacques Doillon
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An extremely captivating movie on how a little girl copes with her mother's death. She withdraws from all the people around her, waiting for her mother to come back. She tries waiting, and when her mother still doesn't appear, tries magic chants, praying to God, and then becoming a child of God, to have some power over Him. All to no avail. But then, when she is in despair, her mother does come back ...
Emotional fingerprint
Ponette (1996) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 40%, Empathy 25%, Melancholy 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness40%
- Empathy25%
- Melancholy15%
- Relief10%
- Hope10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Melancholy. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Hope
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Empathy | 70 % | 68 % | 63 % | 7 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Sadness | 80 % | 77 % | 76 % | 9 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Sadness | 81 % | 80 % | 77 % | 15 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Sadness | 77 % | 77 % | 73 % | 25 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Sadness | 78 % | 78 % | 71 % | 30 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Empathy | 75 % | 76 % | 66 % | 30 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Empathy | 75 % | 78 % | 66 % | 25 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Sadness | 75 % | 76 % | 66 % | 18 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Empathy | 64 % | 64 % | 49 % | 16 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Empathy | 53 % | 53 % | 32 % | 19 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Empathy | 51 % | 51 % | 32 % | 26 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Empathy | 57 % | 57 % | 42 % | 34 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Sadness | 68 % | 68 % | 56 % | 31 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Empathy | 76 % | 76 % | 65 % | 24 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Empathy | 85 % | 85 % | 76 % | 16 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Sadness | 91 % | 91 % | 85 % | 23 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Empathy | 89 % | 89 % | 73 % | 45 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Empathy | 85 % | 85 % | 60 % | 63 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Empathy | 87 % | 87 % | 65 % | 70 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Rags to riches
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
Ponette
Ada
Luce
Carla
Antoine
Aurélie
L'Instituteur
Marianne
Extra
Anthony (as Benjamin Lemaire)
Ponette (voice)
Details
- Directed by
- Jacques Doillon
- Written by
- Jacques Doillon, Brune Compagnon
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1996
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Country
- France
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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