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The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

1999 · 158 min · Director: Luc Besson ★ IMDb 6.4 · 73,888 ratings

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1429. While the war between France and England (the Hundred Years War) appeared settled in 1420, in England's favour, the death of King Henry V of England reignites it. England occupies large areas of France and appears set to take the whole of it. Into this moment of crisis rides legendary Joan of Arc, a teenage girl who claims to be lead by divine visions.

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The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 30%, Fear 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear25%
  2. Awe10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Fear, Excitement. Genres: Drama, Adventure, Biography. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Fear and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sympathy
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Tension
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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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 43 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSympathySadness
2.5 %≈ 4′Curiosity48 %28 %33 %18 %
7.5 %≈ 12′Disturbing68 %47 %56 %45 %
12.5 %≈ 20′Sadness70 %42 %55 %49 %
17.5 %≈ 28′Curiosity56 %30 %26 %19 %
22.5 %≈ 36′Curiosity54 %31 %14 %2 %
27.5 %≈ 43′Curiosity56 %36 %21 %3 %
32.5 %≈ 51′Curiosity55 %40 %25 %4 %
37.5 %≈ 59′Tension58 %50 %25 %8 %
42.5 %≈ 67′Tension72 %69 %34 %17 %
47.5 %≈ 75′Tension79 %77 %43 %23 %
52.5 %≈ 83′Tension75 %74 %37 %18 %
57.5 %≈ 91′Tension74 %68 %35 %23 %
62.5 %≈ 99′Disturbing71 %57 %40 %32 %
67.5 %≈ 107′Tension66 %53 %41 %30 %
72.5 %≈ 115′Sympathy69 %62 %53 %37 %
77.5 %≈ 122′Sympathy70 %64 %61 %41 %
82.5 %≈ 130′Sympathy71 %65 %63 %43 %
87.5 %≈ 138′Sympathy81 %73 %74 %59 %
92.5 %≈ 146′Sadness83 %63 %77 %71 %
97.5 %≈ 154′Sadness73 %38 %67 %67 %
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

John Malkovich

Charles VII

Faye Dunaway

Yolande of Aragon

RA
Rab Affleck

Dustin Hoffman

Joan's conscience

Pascal Greggory

The Duke of Alençon

Vincent Cassel

Gilles de Rais

Tchéky Karyo

Jean de Dunois

TW
Timothy West

Cauchon

RA
Rab Affleck

Comrade

SA
Stéphane Algoud

Look Out

EA
Edwin Apps

Bishop

DB
David Bailie

English Judge

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David Barber

English Judge

TB
Timothy Bateson

English Judge

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David Begg

Nobleman

CB
Christian Barbier

Captain

CB
Christian Bergner

Captain

AB
Andrew Birkin

Talbot

Details

Directed by
Luc Besson
Type
Movies
Released
1999
Runtime
158 min
Country
Czech Republic, France, United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.4 · 73,888 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
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