The Barbarian Invasions
2003 · 99 min · Director: Denys Arcand
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
In this belated sequel to 'The Decline of the American Empire', 50-something Montreal college professor Remy learns that he is dying of liver cancer. He decides to make amends to his family and friends before he dies. He first approaches his ex-wife Louise, who asks their estranged son Sebastian, a successful businessman living in London, to come home. Sebastian makes the impossible happen, using his contacts and disrupting the entire Canadian system in every way possible to help his father fight his terminal illness to the bitter end, while he tries to reunite his former friends, Pierre, Alain, Dominique, Diane, and Claude to see their old friend before he passes on.
Emotional fingerprint
The Barbarian Invasions (2003) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Empathy 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 Sadness, Empathy, Love. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Love
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Sadness | 48 % | 43 % | 42 % | 22 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Sadness | 55 % | 49 % | 46 % | 23 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Sadness | 55 % | 45 % | 48 % | 24 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Love | 44 % | 30 % | 39 % | 24 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Tension | 41 % | 26 % | 32 % | 19 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Sadness | 44 % | 27 % | 33 % | 15 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Empathy | 39 % | 20 % | 30 % | 14 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Tension | 36 % | 15 % | 29 % | 11 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Humor | 40 % | 20 % | 32 % | 11 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Humor | 48 % | 33 % | 40 % | 18 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Empathy | 56 % | 45 % | 50 % | 23 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Sadness | 56 % | 48 % | 51 % | 23 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Sadness | 51 % | 39 % | 44 % | 23 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Humor | 55 % | 39 % | 45 % | 24 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Sadness | 58 % | 46 % | 48 % | 25 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Sadness | 51 % | 40 % | 40 % | 24 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Humor | 57 % | 44 % | 48 % | 40 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Love | 73 % | 63 % | 65 % | 66 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Love | 75 % | 67 % | 67 % | 72 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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
Dominique St. Arnaud
First Lover
Ghislaine
Sylvaine
Nurse Suzanne
Duhamel
Second Lover
Maxime
Olivier
Priest Raymond Leclerc
Details
- Directed by
- Denys Arcand
- Written by
- Denys Arcand
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2003
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Country
- Canada, France
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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