Pope Joan
2009 · 149 min · Director: Sönke Wortmann
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German village Igelheim's backward priest hopes his sons will succeed him after education in the bishop's cathedral school, but the elder succumbs to disease and the younger lacks any intellectual drive. Traveling teacher Aesculapius arranges for the inquisitive daughter Johanna to be enrolled, against their father's wishes. Unfit for the boys-only dorm, she gets to stay with Count Gerold, incurring his wife's due jealousy. She's to be dismissed, but survives a Viking pillaging slaughter and assumes brother Johannes' identity to join a monastery, where she becomes the infirmary's trainee. Fleeing exposure as female, she arrives in Rome. As a protégée of rivals in the viper nest-like papal court, she ends up elected as pope, but carries Count Gerold's baby, guaranteeing exposure.
Emotional fingerprint
Pope Joan (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Anticipation 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Anticipation25%
- Anxiety20%
- Inspiration15%
- Relief10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Anticipation, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Romance, History. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Anticipation and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Empathy
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Empathy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 4′ | Hope | 45 % | 28 % | 40 % | 18 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Empathy | 51 % | 38 % | 46 % | 26 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Hope | 60 % | 49 % | 55 % | 34 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Empathy | 66 % | 55 % | 60 % | 36 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Hope | 60 % | 44 % | 50 % | 26 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Hope | 55 % | 39 % | 44 % | 26 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Empathy | 55 % | 45 % | 45 % | 33 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Hope | 50 % | 43 % | 36 % | 21 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Tension | 52 % | 46 % | 35 % | 19 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Tension | 60 % | 55 % | 46 % | 35 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Sadness | 61 % | 50 % | 51 % | 40 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Hope | 55 % | 38 % | 44 % | 24 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Hope | 51 % | 40 % | 35 % | 13 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Hope | 57 % | 53 % | 31 % | 15 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 108′ | Love | 66 % | 63 % | 35 % | 21 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 115′ | Love | 71 % | 68 % | 41 % | 24 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 123′ | Hope | 73 % | 66 % | 43 % | 21 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 130′ | Love | 75 % | 66 % | 51 % | 36 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 138′ | Sadness | 80 % | 68 % | 65 % | 63 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 145′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Oedipus
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
Aesculapius
Johanna von Ingelheim - Age 10-14
Johanna von Ingelheim - Age 6-9
Eusthasius
Details
- Directed by
- Sönke Wortmann
- Written by
- Sönke Wortmann, Donna Woolfolk Cross, Heinrich Hadding
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2009
- Runtime
- 149 min
- Country
- Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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