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Something in the Air

2012 · 122 min · Director: Olivier Assayas ★ IMDb 6.4 · 4,887 ratings

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In the months after the heady weeks of May '68, a group of young Europeans search for a way to continue the revolution believed to be just beginning.

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Something in the Air (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Empathy 25%, Anxiety 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 Sadness, Empathy, Anxiety. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Melancholy
  • Tension
  • Empathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Melancholy

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Melancholy
Tension
Empathy
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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 18 %, then dips around 78 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityMelancholyTensionEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Melancholy37 %22 %28 %12 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Curiosity44 %28 %30 %26 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Melancholy56 %33 %38 %36 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Tension63 %19 %54 %30 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Tension60 %11 %59 %29 %
27.5 %≈ 34′Tension54 %18 %46 %35 %
32.5 %≈ 40′Love46 %18 %34 %36 %
37.5 %≈ 46′Curiosity41 %15 %31 %30 %
42.5 %≈ 52′Curiosity40 %20 %27 %25 %
47.5 %≈ 58′Love39 %28 %21 %28 %
52.5 %≈ 64′Melancholy43 %36 %21 %36 %
57.5 %≈ 70′Melancholy50 %38 %28 %41 %
62.5 %≈ 76′Tension53 %28 %40 %40 %
67.5 %≈ 82′Empathy49 %24 %40 %39 %
72.5 %≈ 88′Curiosity39 %23 %25 %31 %
77.5 %≈ 95′Melancholy36 %28 %18 %30 %
82.5 %≈ 101′Melancholy40 %34 %20 %35 %
87.5 %≈ 107′Curiosity43 %35 %24 %38 %
92.5 %≈ 113′Melancholy48 %43 %23 %43 %
97.5 %≈ 119′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Rags to riches

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

CM
Clément Métayer

FA
Felix Armand

Alain

CC
Carole Combes

Laure

HC
Hugo Conzelmann

Jean-Pierre

ML
Martin Loizillon

Rackam le Rouge

André Marcon

Gilles' Father

Johnny Flynn

Folk Singer

DC
Dolores Chaplin

London Actress

LR
Laurent Ramacciotti

Security Guard / Coach

MR
Mathias Renou

Vincent

LR
Léa Rougeron

Maria

PP
Philippe Paimblanc

Principal

AG
Alain Gluckstein

French Teacher

JR
Jean-François Ragot

Philosophy Teacher

SB
Simon-Pierre Boireau

Jean-René

LD
Lionel Dray

Activist Filmmaker

GS
Guillaume Saurrel

Activist Filmmaker

JC
Jeanne Candel

Member of Porc-Épic Collective

Details

Directed by
Olivier Assayas
Written by
Olivier Assayas
Type
Movies
Released
2012
Runtime
122 min
Country
France
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.4 · 4,887 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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