Disgrace
2008 · 120 min · Director: Steve Jacobs
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Cape Town professor David Lurie blatantly refuses to defend himself for an affair with a colored student whom he gave a passing grade for an exam she didn't even attend. Dismissed, he moves to his daughter Lucy's farm, which she runs under most disadvantaged terms, favoring the black locals. Yet rowdies, unprovoked, violently rob and abuse them both. Lucy refuses to fight back, unlike David, who is surprised by his own altruistic potential.
Emotional fingerprint
Disgrace (2008) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Anxiety30%
- Empathy25%
- Sadness20%
- Anger15%
- Inspiration10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sympathy
- Sadness
- Disturbing
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sympathy | Sadness | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 38 % | 18 % | 13 % | 27 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Disturbing | 55 % | 27 % | 13 % | 43 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Tension | 68 % | 38 % | 20 % | 51 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Disturbing | 63 % | 40 % | 30 % | 46 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Sadness | 48 % | 34 % | 30 % | 32 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Sympathy | 53 % | 40 % | 34 % | 39 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Tension | 75 % | 59 % | 49 % | 63 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Sympathy | 85 % | 73 % | 63 % | 74 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Sympathy | 80 % | 74 % | 65 % | 68 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Sympathy | 75 % | 66 % | 55 % | 59 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Tension | 76 % | 64 % | 48 % | 60 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Sympathy | 79 % | 70 % | 56 % | 68 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Disturbing | 79 % | 73 % | 64 % | 69 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Sympathy | 68 % | 56 % | 53 % | 48 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Sadness | 64 % | 50 % | 49 % | 40 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Sympathy | 80 % | 70 % | 65 % | 65 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Sympathy | 85 % | 78 % | 71 % | 64 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Sympathy | 70 % | 55 % | 51 % | 28 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 111′ | Love | 57 % | 28 % | 27 % | 5 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 117′ | 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
Melanie Isaacs
Sidney - Student
Mrs. Cundell - Student
Mrs. Mbeti - Student
Student Director
Ryan
Mr. Isaacs
Rosalind
Manas Mathbane
Hakim
Secretary
Student
Young Woman
Desmond Swarts
Details
- Directed by
- Steve Jacobs
- Written by
- Anna Maria Monticelli, J.M. Coetzee
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2008
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Country
- Australia, South Africa
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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