Slack Bay
2016 · 122 min · Director: Bruno Dumont
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Summer 1910. Several tourists have vanished while relaxing on the beautiful beaches of the Channel Coast. Infamous inspectors Machin and Malfoy soon gather that the epicenter of these mysterious disappearances must be Slack Bay, a unique site where the Slack river and the sea join only at high tide. There lives a small community of fishermen and other oyster farmers. Among them evolves a curious family, the Bréfort, renowned ferrymen of the Slack Bay, lead by the father nick-named "The Eternal", who rules as best as he can on his prankster bunch of sons, especially the impetuous Ma Loute, aged 18. Towering high above the bay stands the Van Peteghems' mansion. Every summer, this bourgeois family - all degenerate and decadent from inbreeding - stagnates in the villa, not without mingling during their leisure hours of walking, sailing or bathing, with the ordinary local people, Ma Loute and the other Bréforts. Over the course of five days, as starts a peculiar love story between Ma Loute and the young and mischievous Billie Van Peteghem, confusion and mystification will descend on both families, shaking their convictions, foundations and way of life.
Emotional fingerprint
Slack Bay (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Confusion 25%, Surprise 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor30%
- Confusion25%
- Surprise15%
- Awe15%
- Disturbing15%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Confusion, Surprise. Genres: Comedy, Fantasy. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Confusion and Surprise. Its IMDb rating of 6.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 61/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Curiosity
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Curiosity | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Curiosity | 42 % | 38 % | 33 % | 23 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Humor | 41 % | 39 % | 28 % | 25 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Humor | 43 % | 39 % | 31 % | 24 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Humor | 49 % | 45 % | 36 % | 20 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Humor | 53 % | 51 % | 31 % | 15 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Humor | 55 % | 53 % | 31 % | 16 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Humor | 54 % | 48 % | 38 % | 19 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 41 % | 38 % | 23 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Humor | 46 % | 41 % | 36 % | 31 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Curiosity | 49 % | 45 % | 35 % | 27 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Humor | 53 % | 51 % | 30 % | 21 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Humor | 55 % | 54 % | 29 % | 29 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Humor | 56 % | 53 % | 34 % | 36 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Humor | 55 % | 49 % | 38 % | 34 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Humor | 53 % | 40 % | 35 % | 30 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Sympathy | 57 % | 35 % | 36 % | 38 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Disturbing | 56 % | 34 % | 35 % | 41 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 107′ | Humor | 50 % | 40 % | 29 % | 28 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 113′ | Humor | 56 % | 54 % | 26 % | 25 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 119′ | Humor | 62 % | 58 % | 22 % | 38 % |
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
Ma Loute Brufort
Billie van Peteghem
Alfred Machin
Malfoy
Nadège
L'Eternel Brufort
Mrs. Brufort
Blanche van Peteghem
Gaby van Peteghem
La dame à l'ombrelle jaune
Cloclo Brufort
Patte Brufort
Ti-Louis Brufort
L'ecclésiastique
Le pêcheur du parc à huîtres
Le policier naufrage
Details
- Directed by
- Bruno Dumont
- Written by
- Bruno Dumont
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2016
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Country
- France, Germany, Belgium
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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