Pieces of a Woman
2020 · 127 min · Director: Kornél Mundruczó
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Martha and Sean are a Boston couple on the verge of parenthood whose lives change irrevocably when a home birth ends in unimaginable tragedy. Thus begins a yearlong odyssey for Martha, who must navigate her grief while working through fractious relationships with her husband and her domineering mother, along with the publicly vilified midwife, whom she must face in court. A deeply personal, searing, and ultimately transcendent story of a woman learning to live alongside her loss.
Emotional fingerprint
Pieces of a Woman (2020) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 40%, Empathy 25%, Melancholy 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness40%
- Empathy25%
- Melancholy15%
- Anxiety10%
- Hope10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Melancholy. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 40 % | 18 % | 2 % | 27 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Tension | 50 % | 35 % | 6 % | 44 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Empathy | 64 % | 55 % | 13 % | 61 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Tension | 76 % | 66 % | 19 % | 74 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Tension | 80 % | 69 % | 35 % | 71 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Sadness | 74 % | 66 % | 59 % | 54 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Sadness | 73 % | 68 % | 73 % | 46 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Sadness | 73 % | 65 % | 68 % | 51 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Tension | 71 % | 59 % | 53 % | 63 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Tension | 69 % | 55 % | 44 % | 65 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Sadness | 60 % | 48 % | 40 % | 56 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Tension | 59 % | 45 % | 38 % | 57 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Tension | 68 % | 55 % | 46 % | 61 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Sadness | 68 % | 57 % | 51 % | 46 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Humor | 59 % | 48 % | 41 % | 35 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Tension | 64 % | 55 % | 48 % | 49 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Sadness | 79 % | 76 % | 70 % | 51 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 111′ | Sadness | 79 % | 78 % | 68 % | 31 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 117′ | Empathy | 67 % | 63 % | 45 % | 17 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 124′ | 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
Count Clerk
Medical Examiner
Max
Little Girl
Judith
Linda
Peter
Tomb Maker
Institute Official
Details
- Directed by
- Kornél Mundruczó
- Written by
- Kata Wéber
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2020
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Country
- Canada, Hungary, United States
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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