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Romance

1999 · 99 min · Director: Catherine Breillat ★ IMDb 5.2 · 13,518 ratings

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Although deeply in love with her boyfriend - and indeed sleeping in the same bed with him - a schoolteacher cannot handle the almost complete lack of intimacy he will allow. Increasingly frustrated, she gradually finds her sexual appetites leading her into ever more risky situations, including a developing one with the headmaster.

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Romance (1999) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Melancholy 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Confusion, Melancholy, Love. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Melancholy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 5.2/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 56/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Disturbing
  • Empathy
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Tension

Disturbing
Empathy
Sadness
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 dips around 23 %, then peaks around 63 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityDisturbingEmpathySadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Empathy50 %13 %45 %37 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Sadness57 %21 %51 %48 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Sadness59 %25 %49 %49 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Curiosity50 %18 %39 %36 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Sadness46 %15 %38 %34 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Sadness48 %23 %38 %35 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Curiosity50 %36 %35 %33 %
37.5 %≈ 37′Disturbing53 %45 %35 %31 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Curiosity49 %39 %29 %23 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Curiosity50 %39 %23 %16 %
52.5 %≈ 52′Disturbing61 %53 %34 %23 %
57.5 %≈ 57′Tension70 %63 %51 %33 %
62.5 %≈ 62′Disturbing75 %69 %56 %43 %
67.5 %≈ 67′Disturbing73 %68 %51 %43 %
72.5 %≈ 72′Disturbing60 %49 %44 %26 %
77.5 %≈ 77′Empathy54 %35 %43 %18 %
82.5 %≈ 82′Disturbing57 %44 %45 %28 %
87.5 %≈ 87′Disturbing64 %48 %48 %35 %
92.5 %≈ 92′Tension68 %36 %53 %30 %
97.5 %≈ 97′Empathy65 %30 %53 %22 %
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

CD
Caroline Ducey

SS
Sagamore Stévenin

RS
Rocco Siffredi

Paolo

RH
Reza Habouhossein

Man on stairs

AW
Ashley Wanninger

Ashley

EC
Emma Colberti

Charlotte

Fd
Fabien de Jomaron

Claude

C
Carla

Model

PM
Pierre Maufront

Photographer

AA
Antoine Amador

Hairdresser

RR
Roman Rouzier

Sonographer

OB
Olivier Buchette

Head Doctor

EN
Emmanuelle N'Guyen

Midwife

NL
Nadia Latoui

Nurse

SD
Sylvie Drieu

Assistant Nurse

SC
Samuel Chartier

Intern

AG
Alexis Gignoux

Intern

MG
Muriel Grégoire

Intern

SJ
Sébastien Jochmans

Intern

Details

Directed by
Catherine Breillat
Type
Movies
Released
1999
Runtime
99 min
Country
France
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.2 · 13,518 ratings
Feels mostly
Confusion
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