Ararat
2002 · 115 min · Director: Atom Egoyan
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
People tell stories. In Toronto, an art historian lectures on Arshile Gorky (1904 -1948), an Armenian painter who lived through the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire. A director invites the historian to help him include Gorky's story in a film about the genocide and Turkish assault on the town of Van. The historian's family is under stress: her son is in love with his step-sister, who blames the historian for the death of her father. The daughter wants to revisit her father's death and change that story. An aging customs agent tells his son about his long interview with the historian's son, who has returned from Turkey with canisters of film. All the stories connect.
Emotional fingerprint
Ararat (2002) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness35%
- Empathy25%
- Melancholy20%
- Inspiration10%
- Awe10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Melancholy. Genres: Drama, War. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Disturbing
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Curiosity | 37 % | 10 % | 18 % | 12 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Tension | 43 % | 19 % | 24 % | 19 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Curiosity | 49 % | 30 % | 36 % | 24 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Sadness | 54 % | 44 % | 48 % | 34 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Sadness | 54 % | 41 % | 44 % | 35 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Tension | 54 % | 31 % | 38 % | 27 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Tension | 61 % | 38 % | 45 % | 38 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Disturbing | 74 % | 53 % | 58 % | 61 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Sadness | 75 % | 61 % | 63 % | 63 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Sadness | 68 % | 60 % | 63 % | 48 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Sadness | 65 % | 59 % | 61 % | 39 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Sadness | 65 % | 60 % | 57 % | 32 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Tension | 69 % | 59 % | 55 % | 43 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Disturbing | 80 % | 64 % | 63 % | 70 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Disturbing | 83 % | 66 % | 70 % | 70 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Empathy | 70 % | 48 % | 59 % | 38 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Tension | 65 % | 28 % | 46 % | 23 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Tension | 66 % | 31 % | 51 % | 21 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 106′ | Sadness | 63 % | 45 % | 58 % | 15 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 112′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Man in a hole
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
Tony
Janet
Customs Officer
Young Gorky
Gorky's Mother
Art Teacher
Celia's Father
Dinner Guest / Wailing Mother
Dinner Guest #3 / Doctor #1
Details
- Directed by
- Atom Egoyan
- Written by
- Atom Egoyan
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2002
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Country
- Canada, France
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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