It All Starts Today
1999 · 117 min · Director: Bertrand Tavernier
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Daniel is schoolmaster of a kindergarten in a small French town. The local economy, which depended entirely on coal production, has been mired in a depression ever since the mines were closed. When their parents fall into utter discouragement or even poverty because of prolonged unemployment, the children suffer the consequences. Daniel is confronted daily with difficult situations and he feels responsible to deal with them although they are outside the scope of his responsibilities. This is a frustrating task: politicians are concerned with tightening their budgets, bureaucrats in the intricate web of French social and educational services with their prerogatives, utility companies with getting their bills paid; teachers, social workers, and policemen are overwhelmed. Daniel's relations with his parents, but also with Valeria, his fiancée, and her son are not entirely smooth either. He nevertheless soldiers on with the staff of the kindergarten, all doing their best to educate the children of a severely disrupted society.
Emotional fingerprint
It All Starts Today (1999) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Sadness 25%, Inspiration 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy35%
- Sadness25%
- Inspiration20%
- Anger10%
- Hope10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Inspiration. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Inspiration. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Hope
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Empathy | 40 % | 37 % | 28 % | 15 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Empathy | 45 % | 44 % | 33 % | 15 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Empathy | 46 % | 46 % | 34 % | 16 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Empathy | 50 % | 47 % | 33 % | 18 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Empathy | 57 % | 53 % | 37 % | 17 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Empathy | 58 % | 55 % | 43 % | 17 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Empathy | 55 % | 49 % | 39 % | 19 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Tension | 56 % | 44 % | 33 % | 19 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Empathy | 58 % | 49 % | 37 % | 23 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Empathy | 61 % | 57 % | 42 % | 25 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 66 % | 61 % | 46 % | 21 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Empathy | 62 % | 59 % | 48 % | 19 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Empathy | 55 % | 49 % | 36 % | 22 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Joy | 55 % | 38 % | 25 % | 22 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Tension | 66 % | 50 % | 46 % | 14 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Sadness | 80 % | 70 % | 67 % | 23 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Hope | 79 % | 73 % | 59 % | 47 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Empathy | 75 % | 65 % | 44 % | 54 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 108′ | Hope | 73 % | 56 % | 31 % | 61 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 114′ | Hope | 73 % | 56 % | 31 % | 70 % |
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
Valeria
Madame Lienard
Cathy
Madame Delacourt
Sophie
Gloria
Laetitia
Madame Henry
le maire
la mère de Daniel
Marc
l'inspecteur de police
le conseiller municipal
Monsieur Henry
Details
- Directed by
- Bertrand Tavernier
- Written by
- Bertrand Tavernier, Dominique Sampiero, Tiffany Tavernier
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1999
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Country
- France
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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