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In the Shadow of Women

2015 · 73 min · Director: Philippe Garrel ★ IMDb 6.5 · 1,670 ratings

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Pierre and Manon are a pair of poor documentary makers, who scrape by with odd jobs. When Pierre meets young trainee Elisabeth, he falls for her, but wants to keep Manon at the same time. But the new girl in his life finds out that Manon has a lover. When she tells Pierre, the time comes for difficult decisions all round.

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In the Shadow of Women (2015) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Sadness 25%, Anxiety 20%. 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 Confusion, Sadness, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Sadness and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.

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  • Sadness
  • Sympathy
  • Tension

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Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 18 %, then rises around 38 %, then peaks around 63 %.Ending hidden

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%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessSympathyTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Sympathy47 %32 %43 %37 %
7.5 %≈ 5′Sympathy43 %29 %39 %26 %
12.5 %≈ 9′Love39 %21 %31 %23 %
17.5 %≈ 13′Sympathy36 %16 %24 %25 %
22.5 %≈ 16′Humor39 %20 %23 %25 %
27.5 %≈ 20′Sadness41 %28 %28 %25 %
32.5 %≈ 24′Humor38 %28 %30 %26 %
37.5 %≈ 27′Sympathy43 %28 %31 %36 %
42.5 %≈ 31′Tension54 %29 %31 %49 %
47.5 %≈ 35′Tension58 %26 %29 %54 %
52.5 %≈ 38′Tension61 %34 %36 %57 %
57.5 %≈ 42′Sympathy69 %54 %56 %61 %
62.5 %≈ 46′Sadness76 %65 %70 %66 %
67.5 %≈ 49′Sympathy73 %53 %61 %64 %
72.5 %≈ 53′Humor64 %43 %48 %57 %
77.5 %≈ 57′Sadness70 %59 %55 %53 %
82.5 %≈ 60′Sadness73 %70 %60 %34 %
87.5 %≈ 64′Sadness65 %56 %49 %20 %
92.5 %≈ 68′Love63 %40 %42 %20 %
97.5 %≈ 71′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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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

CC
Clotilde Courau

Manon

SM
Stanislas Merhar

LP
Lena Paugam

VP
Vimala Pons

Lisa

MM
Mounir Margoum

L'amant de Manon

JP
Jean Pommier

Henri

TQ
Thérèse Quentin

La femme d'Henri

AM
Antoinette Moya

La mère de Manon

CD
Claude Desmecht

Le propriétaire

CC
Christian Cousquer

L'homme du marché

MC
Michel Charrel

L'homme de l'enterrement

Louis Garrel

Narrator (voice)

AZ
Angélique Zaïni

Voix femme dans la cour (voice)

Details

Directed by
Philippe Garrel
Written by
Jean-Claude Carrière, Arlette Langmann, Philippe Garrel, Caroline Deruas-Garrel, Caroline Deruas
Type
Movies
Released
2015
Runtime
73 min
Country
France, Switzerland
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.5 · 1,670 ratings
Feels mostly
Confusion
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