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Painted with Words

2010 · 80 min · Director: Andrew Hutton ★ IMDb 7.8 · 2,903 ratings

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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

  1. Awe30%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Awe, Melancholy, Empathy. Genres: Documentary, Biography. AI estimate.

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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

AI · from subtitles
  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Inspiration

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Inspiration

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Sadness
Empathy
Inspiration
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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity peaks around 33 %, then dips around 53 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyInspiration
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity53 %32 %43 %25 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Empathy53 %34 %46 %25 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Curiosity48 %26 %40 %36 %
17.5 %≈ 14′Inspiration49 %26 %41 %41 %
22.5 %≈ 18′Empathy56 %40 %51 %33 %
27.5 %≈ 22′Tension64 %53 %59 %30 %
32.5 %≈ 26′Sadness68 %60 %65 %30 %
37.5 %≈ 30′Sadness64 %48 %55 %34 %
42.5 %≈ 34′Inspiration56 %26 %38 %40 %
47.5 %≈ 38′Empathy49 %24 %34 %35 %
52.5 %≈ 42′Curiosity43 %23 %31 %34 %
57.5 %≈ 46′Curiosity44 %23 %34 %39 %
62.5 %≈ 50′Inspiration50 %31 %43 %41 %
67.5 %≈ 54′Inspiration57 %36 %45 %36 %
72.5 %≈ 58′Tension66 %44 %52 %25 %
77.5 %≈ 62′Empathy68 %50 %64 %28 %
82.5 %≈ 66′Empathy64 %48 %65 %38 %
87.5 %≈ 70′Empathy68 %55 %66 %30 %
92.5 %≈ 74′Sadness79 %75 %75 %21 %
97.5 %≈ 78′Sadness85 %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

Benedict Cumberbatch

Vincent Van Gogh

JP
Jamie Parker

JP
Jamie Parker

Theo Van Gogh

AM
Aidan McArdle

AM
Aidan McArdle

Paul Gauguin

CG
Christopher Good

Theodorus Van Gogh

RC
Rowena Cooper

Anna Van Gogh

DW
Daniel Weyman

Anthon Van Rappard

FK
Ferdinand Kingsley

Albert Aurier

DB
David Baron

Bernard Soule

SJ
Stephanie Jacob

Marguerite Crevlin

KK
Katherine Kanter

Jeanne Coulomb

RT
Richard Trinder

Dr. Peyron

JC
Jim Creighton

Felix Ray

AY
Alan Yentob

Self - Narrator

Vv
Vincent van Gogh

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
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.8 · 2,903 ratings
Feels mostly
Awe
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