A Better Life
2011 · 110 min · Director: Cédric Kahn
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Yann (Guillaume Canet) and Nadia (Leïla Bekhti) fall in love. Nadia has acquired a crumbling building in a Paris suburb and the couple decide to renovate it to launch a restaurant. But things turn upside down, high financing costs make things difficult, and Nadia, has to accept a temporary work opportunity in Montreal to pitch in with extra money. She has to leave her son Slimane (Slimane Khettabi) to Yann. Things get even worse when Nadia disappears without a trace.[1] Yann has to sell the building at a low price, not enough to pay all his debts, and has to move with Slimane from his nearby caravan to an unattractive room, which he rents from the buyer. He robs the man and travels with Slimane to Canada. He finds Nadia, she is in custody. He comes to the prison but at first she refuses to accept the visit. The next day she allows him to visit her but to Slimane's regret she refuses to see him, out of shame. She is there for drug possession, but she is innocent. The next time she allows Yann to visit her with Slimane.
Emotional fingerprint
A Better Life (2011) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Anxiety 25%, Empathy 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, Anxiety, Empathy. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Anxiety and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Love | 38 % | 27 % | 11 % | 14 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Love | 49 % | 28 % | 7 % | 14 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Hope | 60 % | 29 % | 3 % | 21 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Hope | 67 % | 38 % | 14 % | 41 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Tension | 72 % | 49 % | 36 % | 63 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Tension | 70 % | 56 % | 47 % | 63 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Empathy | 66 % | 61 % | 51 % | 51 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Empathy | 65 % | 61 % | 49 % | 54 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Tension | 68 % | 64 % | 51 % | 62 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Sadness | 69 % | 65 % | 52 % | 54 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Love | 62 % | 59 % | 46 % | 43 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Sadness | 64 % | 61 % | 49 % | 52 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Tension | 71 % | 66 % | 59 % | 64 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Sadness | 75 % | 62 % | 55 % | 68 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Tension | 75 % | 52 % | 34 % | 72 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Tension | 73 % | 57 % | 35 % | 68 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Sadness | 77 % | 73 % | 62 % | 56 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Sadness | 82 % | 81 % | 71 % | 42 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Love | 83 % | 82 % | 63 % | 33 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 107′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Man in a hole
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
Le marchand de sommeil
L'entrepreneur
Le banquier
Details
- Directed by
- Cédric Kahn
- Written by
- Cédric Kahn, Catherine Paillé, Philippe Routier
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2011
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Country
- France
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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