The Dandelions
2012 · 89 min · Director: Carine Tardieu
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Rachel Gladstein, a shy little nine year old girl, loved by her cynic father and stifled by a possessive Jewish mother, meets at the start of classes Valérie, a fearless and shameless girl of her age. Rachel, influenced by her new girl friend, engages in turn to profanity, indecent gestures and nonsense, and opens up to life. She sleeps with her satchel on her back on the eve of the new school year, and must consult with the psychologist Ms. Trebla who will enter her privacy. In parallel, a friendship develops between the parents of the two girls, particularly between Michael Gladstein and Catherine, the divorced mother of Valérie. The nascent jealousy of Rachel's mother in the face of this closeness will bring her to question her own couple, which suffers from routine and weariness.
Emotional fingerprint
The Dandelions (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Humor 25%, Nostalgia 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Humor25%
- Nostalgia20%
- Joy15%
- Melancholy10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Humor, Nostalgia. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Humor and Nostalgia. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Empathy
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Empathy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Sadness | 53 % | 35 % | 42 % | 42 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 53 % | 44 % | 36 % | 28 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Humor | 52 % | 49 % | 32 % | 18 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 53 % | 46 % | 39 % | 25 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Humor | 56 % | 48 % | 43 % | 30 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Humor | 57 % | 49 % | 39 % | 29 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Sadness | 58 % | 50 % | 36 % | 28 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Humor | 57 % | 51 % | 33 % | 21 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Humor | 55 % | 49 % | 34 % | 24 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Humor | 57 % | 50 % | 38 % | 29 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Humor | 59 % | 51 % | 35 % | 25 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Humor | 56 % | 48 % | 30 % | 21 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Humor | 54 % | 39 % | 34 % | 25 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Empathy | 57 % | 29 % | 46 % | 36 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Empathy | 58 % | 31 % | 49 % | 40 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Humor | 60 % | 48 % | 36 % | 28 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Humor | 63 % | 59 % | 29 % | 13 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Humor | 71 % | 46 % | 48 % | 30 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Sadness | 84 % | 25 % | 73 % | 67 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Cinderella
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
Rachel
Madame Danielle
Details
- Directed by
- Carine Tardieu
- Written by
- Carine Tardieu, Olivier Beer, Raphaële Moussafir
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2012
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Country
- France
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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