Human Resources
1999 · 100 min · Director: Laurent Cantet
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
The 35-hour work week has all of France in its thrall. This film turns it into a feature about economic and familial politics. Frank, a business school graduate, returns to his provincial hometown to take a management position in the factory where his father has been working for 30 years. First Frank makes the mistake of actually asking the workers on the assembly line for their opinions. Then upper management manipulates his findings to lay off employees. This creates a huge rift, not only between labor and management, but between father and son. A human morality tale that evokes paternal and filial love, and illustrates the personal risk behind political ideas.
Emotional fingerprint
Human Resources (1999) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Anger 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Anger25%
- Sadness20%
- Inspiration15%
- Love10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Anger, Sadness. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Anger and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Tension
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Tension | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Hope | 35 % | 30 % | 16 % | 2 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Empathy | 35 % | 29 % | 23 % | 6 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Hope | 34 % | 26 % | 28 % | 11 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Hope | 35 % | 26 % | 31 % | 11 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Tension | 40 % | 29 % | 38 % | 11 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Hope | 41 % | 30 % | 39 % | 10 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Tension | 44 % | 30 % | 43 % | 9 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Tension | 49 % | 31 % | 48 % | 12 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Tension | 46 % | 31 % | 43 % | 15 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Tension | 48 % | 33 % | 43 % | 20 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Tension | 59 % | 45 % | 45 % | 34 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Empathy | 68 % | 56 % | 45 % | 44 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Tension | 73 % | 57 % | 57 % | 49 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Sadness | 71 % | 59 % | 64 % | 53 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Empathy | 69 % | 57 % | 63 % | 48 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Tension | 76 % | 61 % | 66 % | 50 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Sadness | 78 % | 68 % | 60 % | 55 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Hope | 74 % | 69 % | 57 % | 54 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Sadness | 76 % | 73 % | 58 % | 61 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Empathy | 73 % | 72 % | 43 % | 63 % |
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
Alain
Sylvie
Olivier
Le patron
Danielle Arnoux, la syndicaliste
Le DRH
Betty
Félix
Marie
Christian
François
Frédérique
L'amie de François
Details
- Directed by
- Laurent Cantet
- Written by
- Gilles Marchand, Laurent Cantet
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1999
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Country
- France, United Kingdom
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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