Phoenix
2014 · 98 min · Director: Christian Petzold
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
In the aftermath of WWII, Nelly, a Jewish survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp, horribly disfigured from a bullet wound in her face, undergoes a series of facial reconstruction surgeries and decides to find her husband Johnny who works at the Phoenix club in Berlin. Undoubtedly, Nelly is stunning, yet, her new self is beyond recognition, so Johnny, the man who may have betrayed her to the Nazis, will never imagine that the woman in front of him who bears an uncomfortable and unsettling resemblance to his late wife, is indeed her. Without delay, and with the intention to collect the deceased's inheritance, Nelly will go along with Johnny's plot and she will impersonate the dead woman, giving the performance of a lifetime before friends and relatives in a complex game of deceit, duplicity, and ultimately, seduction. In the end, during this masquerade, as the fragile and broken Nelly tries to find out whether Johnny betrayed her or not, she will have to dig deep into her wounded psyche and inevitably choose between revenge and forgiveness.
Emotional fingerprint
Phoenix (2014) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 35%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy35%
- Empathy25%
- Sadness20%
- Hope10%
- Curiosity10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Drama, History, Music. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Curiosity
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Curiosity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Sadness | 70 % | 60 % | 63 % | 38 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Empathy | 66 % | 54 % | 63 % | 40 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Sadness | 61 % | 51 % | 59 % | 36 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Empathy | 54 % | 45 % | 51 % | 32 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Sadness | 59 % | 43 % | 51 % | 38 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Tension | 68 % | 44 % | 51 % | 46 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Curiosity | 64 % | 38 % | 41 % | 54 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Curiosity | 65 % | 34 % | 40 % | 63 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Curiosity | 69 % | 40 % | 51 % | 61 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Empathy | 64 % | 44 % | 56 % | 51 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Curiosity | 60 % | 41 % | 54 % | 49 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Empathy | 65 % | 46 % | 57 % | 48 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Disturbing | 71 % | 53 % | 63 % | 45 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Empathy | 70 % | 49 % | 60 % | 46 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Empathy | 71 % | 50 % | 60 % | 51 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Disturbing | 80 % | 64 % | 68 % | 53 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Sadness | 86 % | 76 % | 75 % | 46 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Sadness | 83 % | 71 % | 74 % | 44 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Empathy | 75 % | 58 % | 68 % | 45 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 96′ | 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
Elisabeth
Geiger
Tänzerin
Tänzerin
Junge Frau
Alfred Mohnhaupt
Sigrid
Monika
Walther
Details
- Directed by
- Christian Petzold
- Written by
- Christian Petzold, Harun Farocki, Hubert Monteilhet
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2014
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Country
- Germany, Poland
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
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