What Happened, Miss Simone?
2015 · 101 min · Director: Liz Garbus
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
On stage Nina Simone was known for her utterly free, uninhibited musical expression, which enthralled audiences and attracted life-long fans. But amid the violent, haunting, and senseless day-to-day of the civil rights era in 1960s America, Simone struggled to reconcile her artistic identity and ambition with her devotion to a movement. Culled from hours of autobiographical tapes, this new film unveils the unmitigated ego of a brilliant artist and the absurdities of her time. At the height of her fame Simone walked away from her family, country, career and fans, to move to Liberia and give up performing. The story of her life leading up to that event poses the question, 'how does royalty stomp around in the mud and still walk with grace?'
Emotional fingerprint
What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Awe 30%, Melancholy 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Awe30%
- Melancholy25%
- Empathy20%
- Sadness15%
- Inspiration10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Awe, Melancholy, Empathy. Genres: Documentary, Music, Biography. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Awe, Melancholy and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Inspiration
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Joy | 47 % | 17 % | 32 % | 13 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Empathy | 49 % | 28 % | 41 % | 18 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Empathy | 46 % | 33 % | 44 % | 19 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Inspiration | 40 % | 23 % | 34 % | 15 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Joy | 39 % | 16 % | 29 % | 14 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Empathy | 43 % | 24 % | 35 % | 21 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Empathy | 57 % | 44 % | 53 % | 41 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Sadness | 76 % | 64 % | 70 % | 60 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Sadness | 81 % | 69 % | 71 % | 64 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Sadness | 78 % | 59 % | 60 % | 51 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Inspiration | 70 % | 38 % | 46 % | 34 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Inspiration | 65 % | 31 % | 45 % | 38 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Sadness | 68 % | 46 % | 55 % | 53 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Sadness | 77 % | 65 % | 66 % | 63 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Sadness | 89 % | 80 % | 78 % | 66 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Sadness | 84 % | 76 % | 76 % | 56 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Sadness | 71 % | 64 % | 66 % | 45 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Sadness | 70 % | 58 % | 65 % | 39 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Empathy | 70 % | 48 % | 66 % | 25 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Inspiration | 67 % | 38 % | 65 % | 13 % |
Man in a hole
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
Herself
Himself
Himself
Miss Mazzie
Self
Details
- Directed by
- Liz Garbus
- Written by
- Liz Garbus
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2015
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Documentary, Music, Biography
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Awe
- Data updated
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