The Workshop
2017 · 114 min · Director: Laurent Cantet
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The scene is set one Summer in La Ciotat, a town near Marseille which used to be prosperous thanks to its huge dockyard but has been in decline since its closing 25 years before. It is in this context of quiet desperation that a writing workshop has been set up to help a group of seven young people integrate into the world of work. Under the guidance of well-known novelist Olivia Dejazet, the participants are asked to write a noir fiction connected with the industrial past of their hometown. Session after session, one of them, a boy named Antoine, stands out. Provocative and aggressive, he gets noticed by his systematic opposition to all, including Olivia. Even more alarming, the story he has devised and that he reads aloud, the cold description of a mass murder seen through the eyes of its perpetrator, proves very disturbing. Antoine understands the killer too well. At this point, Olivia starts experiencing a feeling of attraction repulsion to Antoine.
Emotional fingerprint
The Workshop (2017) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Curiosity 25%, Confusion 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 Anxiety, Curiosity, Confusion. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Mystery. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Curiosity and Confusion. 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
- Tension
- Curiosity
- Disturbing
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Curiosity | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Curiosity | 34 % | 10 % | 38 % | 4 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Curiosity | 35 % | 17 % | 36 % | 7 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Curiosity | 39 % | 25 % | 32 % | 18 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Sadness | 46 % | 25 % | 28 % | 30 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Sadness | 50 % | 21 % | 28 % | 30 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Curiosity | 44 % | 23 % | 34 % | 20 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Curiosity | 52 % | 41 % | 39 % | 32 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Tension | 63 % | 56 % | 40 % | 49 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Curiosity | 60 % | 55 % | 39 % | 45 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Tension | 63 % | 56 % | 39 % | 49 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Disturbing | 65 % | 56 % | 43 % | 51 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Tension | 58 % | 51 % | 41 % | 39 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Tension | 50 % | 43 % | 36 % | 29 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Curiosity | 42 % | 28 % | 39 % | 18 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Curiosity | 44 % | 28 % | 45 % | 15 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Curiosity | 59 % | 50 % | 45 % | 31 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Tension | 78 % | 74 % | 44 % | 48 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Tension | 80 % | 71 % | 48 % | 51 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Sadness | 72 % | 52 % | 48 % | 50 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 111′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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
Malika
Benjamin
Teddy
Fadi
Lola
Jessica
Mathilde
Romain
Claudia
Alex
Yohan
Boris, The Editor
Antoine's Mother
Antoine's Father
Antoine's Sister
Théo
Details
- Directed by
- Laurent Cantet
- Written by
- Laurent Cantet, Robin Campillo
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2017
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Country
- France
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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