Fear and Trembling
2003 · 107 min · Director: Alain Corneau
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
A Belgian woman looks back on her year at a Japanese corporation in Tokyo in 1990. She is Amélie, born in Japan, living there until age 5. After college graduation, she returns with a one-year contract as an interpreter. The vice president and section leader, both men, are boors, but her immediate supervisor, Ms. Mori, is beautiful and trustworthy. Amélie's downfall begins when she speaks perfect Japanese to clients. She compounds her failure by writing an excellent report for an enterprising colleague. The person she least expects to stab her in the back exposes her work. Thus begins her humiliations. What can become of her and of her relationship with Ms. Mori and with Japan?
Emotional fingerprint
Fear and Trembling (2003) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 35%, Humor 25%, Sadness 15%. 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 Anxiety, Humor, Sadness. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Humor and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Humor
- Hope
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Humor | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Hope | 40 % | 32 % | 25 % | 32 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 44 % | 31 % | 35 % | 26 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Humor | 48 % | 34 % | 39 % | 26 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Hope | 48 % | 34 % | 36 % | 29 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Humor | 50 % | 35 % | 44 % | 30 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Hope | 55 % | 41 % | 45 % | 39 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Tension | 63 % | 51 % | 32 % | 35 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Empathy | 64 % | 55 % | 27 % | 18 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Humor | 60 % | 53 % | 35 % | 9 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Empathy | 64 % | 58 % | 39 % | 6 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Empathy | 66 % | 59 % | 44 % | 6 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Humor | 66 % | 53 % | 56 % | 8 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Humor | 70 % | 54 % | 54 % | 8 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Empathy | 70 % | 60 % | 41 % | 14 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Empathy | 64 % | 58 % | 44 % | 24 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Humor | 57 % | 49 % | 48 % | 28 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Humor | 55 % | 49 % | 43 % | 28 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Empathy | 57 % | 54 % | 44 % | 29 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Humor | 64 % | 51 % | 40 % | 41 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 104′ | Hope | 70 % | 47 % | 25 % | 58 % |
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
Monsieur Omochi
Monsieur Tenshi
Monsieur Haneda
Monsieur Unaji
Amélie enfant
Fubuki enfant
Details
- Directed by
- Alain Corneau
- Written by
- Alain Corneau, Amélie Nothomb
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2003
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Country
- France, Japan
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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