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Madame Bovary

2014 · 118 min · Director: Sophie Barthes ★ IMDb 5.7 · 9,491 ratings

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Adapted from Flaubert's classic novel, Madame Bovary tells the tragic story of Emma (Wasikowska), a young beauty who impulsively marries a small-town doctor (Lloyd-Hughes) to leave her father's (Giamatti) pig farm behind. But after being introduced to the glamorous world of high society, she soon becomes bored with her stodgy mate and seeks excitement and status outside the bonds of marriage.

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Madame Bovary (2014) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Melancholy 25%, Anxiety 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Melancholy, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Melancholy and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 5.7/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 59/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Tension
  • Empathy

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Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

Sadness
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 evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 18 %, then rises around 78 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessTensionEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 9′Sadness38 %28 %15 %35 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Empathy36 %21 %15 %29 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Curiosity36 %14 %19 %20 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Curiosity41 %19 %29 %24 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Love46 %30 %33 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 38′Sadness45 %34 %25 %36 %
37.5 %≈ 44′Curiosity41 %25 %24 %29 %
42.5 %≈ 50′Tension41 %14 %32 %19 %
47.5 %≈ 56′Tension45 %19 %36 %21 %
52.5 %≈ 62′Sadness55 %35 %43 %38 %
57.5 %≈ 68′Tension65 %44 %56 %49 %
62.5 %≈ 74′Sadness60 %41 %55 %44 %
67.5 %≈ 80′Tension49 %34 %44 %34 %
72.5 %≈ 86′Sadness50 %32 %45 %34 %
77.5 %≈ 91′Tension63 %41 %57 %44 %
82.5 %≈ 97′Tension74 %56 %69 %55 %
87.5 %≈ 103′Sadness80 %68 %75 %64 %
92.5 %≈ 109′Tension83 %70 %78 %68 %
97.5 %≈ 115′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

Ezra Miller

Leon Dupuis

Henry Lloyd-Hughes

Charles Bovary

LC
Laura Carmichael

Henriette

Olivier Gourmet

Monsieur Rouault

Paul Giamatti

Monsieur Homais

LT
Luke Tittensor

Hippolyte

RC
Richard Cordery

L'Abbe Bournisien

WN
Wendy Nottingham

Madame Homais

Morfydd Clark

Camille

SP
Simon Paisley Day

Bailiff

SM
Simon Muller

Monsieur Dubocage

Details

Directed by
Sophie Barthes
Written by
Gustave Flaubert, Sophie Barthes, Felipe Marino
Type
Movies
Released
2014
Runtime
118 min
Country
Germany, Belgium, United States
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.7 · 9,491 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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