The Mad Women's Ball
2021 · 122 min · Director: Mélanie Laurent
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The story of Eugenie, a luminous and passionate young girl at the end of the 19th century. Eugenie has a unique gift: she hears and sees the dead. When her family discovers her secret, she is taken by her father and brother to the neurological clinic at La Pitié Salpêtrière with no possibility of escaping her fate. A clinic, run by the eminent Professor Charcot.
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The Mad Women's Ball (2021) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Sadness 25%, Fear 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 Anxiety, Sadness, Fear. Genres: Thriller, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Sadness and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sympathy
- Tension
- Disturbing
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sympathy | Tension | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 35 % | 20 % | 27 % | 7 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Hope | 35 % | 20 % | 23 % | 5 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Hope | 40 % | 26 % | 28 % | 13 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Sympathy | 59 % | 49 % | 51 % | 38 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Sympathy | 73 % | 66 % | 65 % | 58 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Sympathy | 65 % | 59 % | 53 % | 54 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Disturbing | 60 % | 50 % | 46 % | 54 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Disturbing | 69 % | 56 % | 59 % | 66 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Disturbing | 73 % | 64 % | 63 % | 68 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Sympathy | 61 % | 56 % | 45 % | 46 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Sympathy | 56 % | 50 % | 40 % | 26 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Sympathy | 70 % | 64 % | 61 % | 41 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Disturbing | 81 % | 76 % | 75 % | 70 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Sympathy | 80 % | 76 % | 71 % | 75 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Sympathy | 80 % | 77 % | 60 % | 56 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Sadness | 76 % | 73 % | 45 % | 36 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Sympathy | 70 % | 63 % | 49 % | 46 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 107′ | Disturbing | 80 % | 70 % | 71 % | 71 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 113′ | Sympathy | 92 % | 83 % | 83 % | 80 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 119′ | 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
Louise
Henriette
Marguerite
Docteur de la Tourette
Médecin gynécologue
Marie, infirmière
Details
- Directed by
- Mélanie Laurent
- Written by
- Mélanie Laurent, Christophe Deslandes, Julien Decoin, Victoria Mas
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2021
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Country
- France
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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