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How to Be a Good Wife

2020 · 108 min · Director: Martin Provost ★ IMDb 5.8 · 2,574 ratings

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Paulette and her husband have been running a housekeeping school. After the sudden death of her husband, Paulette discovers that the school is on the verge of bankruptcy and has to take her responsibilities.

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How to Be a Good Wife (2020) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Inspiration 25%, Happiness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor30%
  2. Hope10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Inspiration, Happiness. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Inspiration and Happiness. Its IMDb rating of 5.8/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 61/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Hope
  • Humor
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Hope
Humor
Sadness
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 23 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHopeHumorSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor37 %3 %37 %7 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor41 %1 %41 %8 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Humor39 %1 %39 %8 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Humor37 %3 %37 %6 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Humor48 %4 %38 %16 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Sadness54 %9 %32 %35 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Humor51 %11 %31 %43 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Sadness53 %11 %30 %43 %
42.5 %≈ 46′Tension49 %16 %29 %30 %
47.5 %≈ 51′Humor45 %19 %30 %23 %
52.5 %≈ 57′Sadness52 %25 %25 %28 %
57.5 %≈ 62′Hope54 %38 %24 %20 %
62.5 %≈ 68′Humor50 %39 %28 %23 %
67.5 %≈ 73′Sadness50 %36 %25 %30 %
72.5 %≈ 78′Hope50 %35 %30 %20 %
77.5 %≈ 84′Humor54 %33 %36 %23 %
82.5 %≈ 89′Sadness60 %41 %36 %30 %
87.5 %≈ 95′Hope68 %60 %41 %15 %
92.5 %≈ 100′Hope75 %73 %43 %2 %
97.5 %≈ 105′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot 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

Yolande Moreau

Gilberte Van der Beck

Noémie Lvovsky

Marie-Therese

Édouard Baer

André Grunvald

François Berléand

Robert Van der Beck

MZ
Marie Zabukovec

Annie Fuchs

AV
Anamaria Vartolomei

Albane Des-deux-Ponts

LT
Lily Taïeb

Yvette Ziegler

PB
Pauline Briand

Corinne Schwartz

A
Armelle

Christiane Rougemont

MB
Marine Berlanger

Residential school student

CB
Clémence Blondeau

Residential school student

MC
Marie Cornillon

Marie-Jo Lorentz

LD
Lauren Deguitre

Residential school student

CD
Clémentine Delange

Residential school student

JD
Juliet Doucet

Residential school student

SG
Suzanne-Marie Gabriel

Residential school student

EG
Elise Girard

Residential school student

MG
Marie-Anne Guilbert

Residential school student

SH
Sasha Herschritt

Residential school student

Details

Directed by
Martin Provost
Written by
Martin Provost, Séverine Werba
Type
Movies
Released
2020
Runtime
108 min
Country
France, Belgium
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.8 · 2,574 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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