The French Minister
2013 · 113 min · Director: Bertrand Tavernier
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Alexandre Taillard de Vorms is tall and impressive, a man with style, attractive to women. He also happens to be the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the land of enlightenment: France. With his silver mane and tanned, athletic body, he stalks the world stage, from the floor of the United Nations in New York to the powder keg of Oubanga. There, he calls on the powerful and invokes the mighty to bring peace, to calm the trigger-happy, and to cement his aura of Nobel Peace Prize winner-in-waiting. Alexandre Taillard de Vorms is a force to be reckoned with, waging his own war backed up by the holy trinity of diplomatic concepts: legitimacy, lucidity and efficacy. He takes on American neo-cons, corrupt Russians and money-grabbing Chinese. Perhaps the world doesn't deserve France's magnanimousness, but his art would be wasted if just restricted to home turf. Enter the young Arthur Vlaminck, graduate of the elite National School of Administration, who is hired as head of "language" at the foreign ministry. In other words, he is to write the minister's speeches. But he also has to learn to deal with the sensibilities of the boss and his entourage, and find his way between the private secretary and the special advisers who stalk the corridors of the Quai d'Orsay - the ministry's home - where stress, ambition and dirty dealing are the daily currency. But just as he thinks he can influence the fate of the world, everything seems threatened by the inertia of the technocrats.
Emotional fingerprint
The French Minister (2013) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Confusion 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor35%
- Confusion25%
- Empathy20%
- Surprise10%
- Satisfaction10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Confusion, Empathy. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Confusion and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Tension
- Hope
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Tension | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 45 % | 43 % | 20 % | 11 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 45 % | 43 % | 22 % | 10 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Humor | 48 % | 47 % | 24 % | 8 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Humor | 54 % | 53 % | 25 % | 8 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Humor | 57 % | 57 % | 20 % | 10 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Humor | 55 % | 54 % | 23 % | 9 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Humor | 53 % | 49 % | 32 % | 7 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Humor | 51 % | 47 % | 33 % | 5 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Humor | 50 % | 47 % | 32 % | 4 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Humor | 53 % | 52 % | 30 % | 3 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Humor | 55 % | 55 % | 28 % | 3 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Humor | 51 % | 51 % | 27 % | 6 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Humor | 51 % | 50 % | 27 % | 9 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Humor | 55 % | 55 % | 31 % | 12 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Humor | 59 % | 53 % | 40 % | 16 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Tension | 65 % | 36 % | 56 % | 25 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Tension | 67 % | 30 % | 59 % | 28 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Humor | 63 % | 43 % | 44 % | 27 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Relief | 62 % | 51 % | 34 % | 35 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 110′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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
Nathalie
L'ambassadeur de France à l'ONU
Le « Numéro 2 » de l'ambassade de France
L'huissier
Le traducteur
Le garde du corps de Taillard
Details
- Directed by
- Bertrand Tavernier
- Written by
- Bertrand Tavernier, Antonin Baudry, Christophe Blain
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2013
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Country
- France, United States, Senegal
- Genres
- Comedy
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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