The Master and Margarita
2023 · 157 min · Director: Michael Lockshin
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Based on Mikhail Bulgakov's "Master and Margarita". 1930's, Moscow. A famous writer finds himself in the middle of a scandal. His novel is banned, and soon after the theatrical premier of his play is canceled. In just a few days he becomes an outcast in the USSR. Inspired by these misfortunes - the writer gets to work on a new novel, in which Moscow is visited by a mysterious foreigner by the name of Woland. Woland's goal at first is to bring everyone that has wronged the writer to justice. He and his wacky entourage does this in both comic and horrifying ways. At the same time, the writer falls madly in love. However, Margarita is married and as he soon learns can't ever leave her husband. As despair mounts, the writer begins to lose a grip on reality and starts to believe that only Woland can grant the writer and Margarita the possibility of being together.
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The Master and Margarita (2023) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Awe 30%, Confusion 25%, Curiosity 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Awe30%
- Confusion25%
- Curiosity20%
- Fear15%
- Excitement10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Awe, Confusion, Curiosity. Genres: Drama, Romance, Fantasy. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Awe, Confusion and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Sadness
- Humor
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Sadness | Humor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 4′ | Tension | 48 % | 43 % | 17 % | 20 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Tension | 50 % | 45 % | 26 % | 20 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Tension | 54 % | 48 % | 30 % | 31 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Humor | 55 % | 40 % | 30 % | 35 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Love | 60 % | 39 % | 31 % | 28 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Disturbing | 66 % | 54 % | 25 % | 33 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Tension | 63 % | 58 % | 24 % | 34 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Love | 56 % | 45 % | 23 % | 31 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Humor | 59 % | 31 % | 16 % | 41 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Love | 61 % | 29 % | 20 % | 41 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Love | 63 % | 44 % | 20 % | 41 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Humor | 68 % | 54 % | 16 % | 54 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Humor | 68 % | 51 % | 30 % | 51 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 106′ | Sadness | 70 % | 59 % | 54 % | 29 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 114′ | Sadness | 79 % | 65 % | 71 % | 9 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 122′ | Sadness | 74 % | 55 % | 65 % | 5 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 130′ | Tension | 65 % | 52 % | 39 % | 13 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 137′ | Disturbing | 70 % | 59 % | 28 % | 21 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 145′ | Disturbing | 70 % | 50 % | 35 % | 24 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 153′ | Sadness | 63 % | 37 % | 42 % | 20 % |
Cinderella
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
Margarita
Berlioz
Bezdomniy
Hella
Stravinskiy
Bengalskiy
Praskovya Fyodorovna
Yeshua Ha-Notsri
Rimskiy
Varenukha
Details
- Directed by
- Michael Lockshin
- Written by
- Mikhail A. Bulgakov, Michael Lockshin, Roman Kantor, Roman Kantor
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2023
- Runtime
- 157 min
- Country
- Croatia, Russia
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Awe
- Data updated
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