In the Shadow of Women
2015 · 73 min · Director: Philippe Garrel
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
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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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Confusion, Sadness, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
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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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Sympathy
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Sympathy | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Sympathy | 47 % | 32 % | 43 % | 37 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 5′ | Sympathy | 43 % | 29 % | 39 % | 26 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Love | 39 % | 21 % | 31 % | 23 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Sympathy | 36 % | 16 % | 24 % | 25 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 39 % | 20 % | 23 % | 25 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Sadness | 41 % | 28 % | 28 % | 25 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Humor | 38 % | 28 % | 30 % | 26 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Sympathy | 43 % | 28 % | 31 % | 36 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Tension | 54 % | 29 % | 31 % | 49 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Tension | 58 % | 26 % | 29 % | 54 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Tension | 61 % | 34 % | 36 % | 57 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Sympathy | 69 % | 54 % | 56 % | 61 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Sadness | 76 % | 65 % | 70 % | 66 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Sympathy | 73 % | 53 % | 61 % | 64 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Humor | 64 % | 43 % | 48 % | 57 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Sadness | 70 % | 59 % | 55 % | 53 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Sadness | 73 % | 70 % | 60 % | 34 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Sadness | 65 % | 56 % | 49 % | 20 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Love | 63 % | 40 % | 42 % | 20 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 71′ | 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
Henri
La femme d'Henri
La mère de Manon
Le propriétaire
L'homme du marché
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
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Confusion
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