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Delicacy

2011 · 108 min · Director: David Foenkinos, Stéphane Foenkinos ★ IMDb 6.6 · 14,468 ratings

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A French woman mourning over the death of her husband three years prior is courted by a Swedish co-worker.

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Emotional fingerprint

Delicacy (2011) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Love 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love25%
  2. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Love, Melancholy. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Love and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Love
  • Sadness
  • Hope

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Love
Sadness
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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 dips around 3 %, then peaks around 23 %, then dips around 73 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityLoveSadnessHope
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor52 %45 %0 %32 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Love54 %50 %1 %36 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Love59 %40 %25 %28 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Sadness76 %30 %68 %11 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Sadness79 %26 %78 %11 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Sadness61 %15 %54 %18 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Tension53 %13 %30 %16 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Humor54 %25 %14 %24 %
42.5 %≈ 46′Humor55 %36 %9 %36 %
47.5 %≈ 51′Humor58 %38 %25 %36 %
52.5 %≈ 57′Sadness60 %36 %45 %29 %
57.5 %≈ 62′Love59 %44 %36 %31 %
62.5 %≈ 68′Hope56 %46 %15 %38 %
67.5 %≈ 73′Love51 %38 %10 %31 %
72.5 %≈ 78′Humor48 %35 %15 %26 %
77.5 %≈ 84′Love49 %41 %18 %30 %
82.5 %≈ 89′Love50 %39 %26 %30 %
87.5 %≈ 95′Sadness54 %36 %33 %33 %
92.5 %≈ 100′Love64 %52 %30 %45 %
97.5 %≈ 105′Love72 %67 %37 %52 %
Oedipus

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

Pio Marmaï

François

BT
Bruno Todeschini

Charles Delamain

MC
Marc Citti

Pierre

AP
Alexandre Pavloff

Benoît

MC
Monique Chaumette

Madeleine

VS
Vittoria Scognamiglio

François' Mother

OC
Olivier Cruveiller

François' father

AA
Ariane Ascaride

Nathalie's mother

CM
Christophe Malavoy

Nathalie's father

BE
Bénédicte-Lala Ernoult

Usherette of the theater

NG
Nicolas Guimbard

Valet restaurant Charles

Pom Klementieff

Waitress restaurant Charles

NP
Nadège Perrier

Doctor

BP
Benoît Pétré

Meeting cafe waiter

LS
Lara Suyeux

Bar waitress

Details

Written by
David Foenkinos
Type
Movies
Released
2011
Runtime
108 min
Country
France
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 14,468 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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