Child's Pose
2013 · 104 min · Director: Cãlin Peter Netzer
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Seeing a way to reassert control over her adult son's life when he faces manslaughter charges, an affluent Romanian woman sets out on a campaign of emotional and social manipulation to keep him out of prison, navigating the waters of power, corruption and influence. Child's Pose is based on the sense of loss of parents who have to send their children away-physically and psychologically. The parent-child relationship is re-assessed through a son in his 30s that wants to escape from his mother, who in turn wants to keep her adult son by her side. The mother's character is quite familiar, but this film is unique in that the director delicately portrays how the controlling mother wants to deny that her son is destined to leave her by following the characters' emotional flows and gazing at their twisted desires. Luminita Gheorghiu turns in an extraordinary performance in playing a mother struggling to "save" her son. Heading to the conclusion, the film shows that the unhealthy mother-son relationship is not that simple when it comes to matters of humane duty.
Emotional fingerprint
Child's Pose (2013) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Anger 25%, Guilt 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 Anxiety, Anger, Guilt. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Anger and Guilt. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Anger
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 30 % | 15 % | 16 % | 24 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | 36 % | 21 % | 19 % | 30 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Tension | 55 % | 38 % | 30 % | 51 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Tension | 67 % | 38 % | 31 % | 64 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Tension | 64 % | 26 % | 26 % | 61 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Tension | 52 % | 21 % | 28 % | 48 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Empathy | 43 % | 20 % | 29 % | 36 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Tension | 50 % | 29 % | 33 % | 36 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Sadness | 54 % | 38 % | 38 % | 35 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Tension | 52 % | 29 % | 31 % | 41 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Tension | 60 % | 20 % | 25 % | 57 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Tension | 68 % | 21 % | 23 % | 64 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Anger | 66 % | 24 % | 25 % | 60 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 60 % | 28 % | 34 % | 53 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Empathy | 59 % | 38 % | 48 % | 50 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Empathy | 66 % | 49 % | 57 % | 57 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Tension | 73 % | 60 % | 64 % | 65 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Sadness | 83 % | 76 % | 74 % | 68 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Sadness | 90 % | 88 % | 84 % | 60 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Sadness | 92 % | 90 % | 88 % | 48 % |
Riches to rags
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
Barbu - Son
Aurelian Făgărașanu
Carmen
(Herself)
Details
- Directed by
- Cãlin Peter Netzer
- Written by
- Razvan Radulescu, Cãlin Peter Netzer
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2013
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Country
- Romania
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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