Clean
2004 · 111 min · Director: Olivier Assayas
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
London-based Emily Wang gained minor notoriety from her VJ-ing on cable television. She is now more renowned for being the longtime girlfriend and pseudo manager of rock musician Lee Hauser, who seems to be on the brink of stardom. Those that know the couple believe she is a bad influence on him, and is the reason why he is a junkie. After Lee dies from an accidental heroin overdose and Emily is imprisoned for six months on possession charges, she learns that the courts have awarded custody of their young adolescent son, Jay, to Lee's aging parents, Albrecht and Rosemary Hauser, who live in Vancouver. A concerned Albrecht asks that she not attempt to see Jay for at least two years while she cleans up her act so as to give Jay a fighting chance at a decent life. Emily initially agrees, knowing that she is in no position to look after Jay. To regain her life, she decides to move back to her old stomping grounds of Paris. As Emily tries mostly unsuccessfully to become clean while eking out a living doing what she wants to earn money, which is primarily still in the realm of rock music, Rosemary poisons Jay's mind about his mother. Caught in the middle is Albrecht, who, out of personal circumstance, wants Jay to eventually have a relationship with his mother if only because he knows that he and Rosemary will not be able to look after Jay until adulthood and that Emily is the only other family he has.
Emotional fingerprint
Clean (2004) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Empathy 25%, Guilt 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, Guilt. Genres: Drama, Romance, Music. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Guilt. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Hope
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 50 % | 17 % | 18 % | 3 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Tension | 60 % | 34 % | 33 % | 1 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Sadness | 69 % | 56 % | 54 % | 3 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Sadness | 69 % | 65 % | 64 % | 10 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Sadness | 65 % | 56 % | 60 % | 14 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Tension | 59 % | 41 % | 49 % | 11 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Tension | 50 % | 33 % | 40 % | 16 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Hope | 44 % | 30 % | 38 % | 21 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Sadness | 43 % | 33 % | 38 % | 15 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Sadness | 41 % | 34 % | 36 % | 10 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Sadness | 50 % | 44 % | 45 % | 10 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Sadness | 60 % | 54 % | 56 % | 18 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Hope | 57 % | 49 % | 56 % | 28 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Sadness | 60 % | 50 % | 60 % | 33 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Empathy | 64 % | 50 % | 63 % | 40 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Empathy | 64 % | 46 % | 61 % | 48 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Empathy | 69 % | 45 % | 65 % | 59 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Hope | 68 % | 29 % | 57 % | 65 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 103′ | Relief | 58 % | 10 % | 42 % | 58 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 108′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Rags to riches
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
Rosemary Hauser
Lee Hauser
Jay
Jean-Pierre
Store Manager
Detective
Gloria
Vancouver Police 1
Vancouver Police 2
Cafeteria Nurse
Motel Clerk
Jeff
Details
- Directed by
- Olivier Assayas
- Written by
- Olivier Assayas
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2004
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Country
- France, Canada, United Kingdom
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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