Painted with Words
2010 · 80 min · Director: Andrew Hutton
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The story of Vincent Van Gogh, with dialogue sourced from his own words.
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Painted with Words (2010) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Awe 30%, Melancholy 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Awe30%
- Melancholy25%
- Empathy20%
- Sadness15%
- Inspiration10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Awe, Melancholy, Empathy. Genres: Documentary, Biography. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Awe, Melancholy and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Inspiration
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Inspiration
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Inspiration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Curiosity | 53 % | 32 % | 43 % | 25 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 6′ | Empathy | 53 % | 34 % | 46 % | 25 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 26 % | 40 % | 36 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Inspiration | 49 % | 26 % | 41 % | 41 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Empathy | 56 % | 40 % | 51 % | 33 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Tension | 64 % | 53 % | 59 % | 30 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Sadness | 68 % | 60 % | 65 % | 30 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Sadness | 64 % | 48 % | 55 % | 34 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Inspiration | 56 % | 26 % | 38 % | 40 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Empathy | 49 % | 24 % | 34 % | 35 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Curiosity | 43 % | 23 % | 31 % | 34 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Curiosity | 44 % | 23 % | 34 % | 39 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Inspiration | 50 % | 31 % | 43 % | 41 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Inspiration | 57 % | 36 % | 45 % | 36 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Tension | 66 % | 44 % | 52 % | 25 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Empathy | 68 % | 50 % | 64 % | 28 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Empathy | 64 % | 48 % | 65 % | 38 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Empathy | 68 % | 55 % | 66 % | 30 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Sadness | 79 % | 75 % | 75 % | 21 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Sadness | 85 % | 85 % | 80 % | 27 % |
Icarus
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
Theodorus Van Gogh
Anna Van Gogh
Anthon Van Rappard
Bernard Soule
Marguerite Crevlin
Jeanne Coulomb
Dr. Peyron
Felix Ray
Self - Narrator
Self (archive footage)
Details
- Directed by
- Andrew Hutton
- Written by
- Theo van Gogh, Andrew Hutton, Alan Yentob, Vincent van Gogh
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2010
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Genres
- Documentary, Biography
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Awe
- Data updated
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Data: JustWatch
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