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The Glassblower

2016 · 89 min · Director: Christiane Balthasar ★ IMDb 6.6 · 389 ratings

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Marie violates tradition in a small German town of Lauscha, to become the first female glassblower in in 1890. Her glass ball decorations find a new market in America.

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Emotional fingerprint

The Glassblower (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Inspiration 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Hope15%

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Share of emotional signal, not the percentage of people or a probability of enjoyment.

Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Inspiration, Sadness. Genres: Drama, History, TV Movie. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Inspiration and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Hope
  • Empathy
  • Relief

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Hope
Empathy
Relief
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity peaks around 3 %, then dips around 18 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHopeEmpathyRelief
2.5 %≈ 2′Sadness73 %15 %63 %2 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Sadness63 %20 %58 %9 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Empathy48 %30 %44 %18 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Hope41 %31 %34 %15 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Empathy47 %28 %39 %11 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Tension53 %30 %44 %14 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Hope50 %30 %41 %11 %
37.5 %≈ 33′Tension54 %35 %38 %11 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Hope63 %39 %40 %14 %
47.5 %≈ 42′Tension63 %23 %49 %8 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Empathy54 %20 %45 %8 %
57.5 %≈ 51′Hope52 %38 %38 %24 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Relief59 %38 %43 %31 %
67.5 %≈ 60′Tension70 %23 %59 %16 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Sadness78 %20 %73 %8 %
77.5 %≈ 69′Empathy73 %39 %64 %16 %
82.5 %≈ 73′Hope71 %60 %48 %29 %
87.5 %≈ 78′Hope74 %68 %48 %41 %
92.5 %≈ 82′Hope76 %71 %46 %57 %
97.5 %≈ 87′Relief81 %78 %33 %72 %
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

LH
Luise Heyer

FD
Franz Dinda

DB
Dirk Borchardt

DB
Dirk Borchardt

Friedhelm Strobel

UW
Ute Willing

JB
Johanna Bittenbinder

JB
Johanna Bittenbinder

Marianne Bohn

MH
Max Hopp

MH
Max Hopp

Wilhelm Heimer

KH
Karel Heřmánek

ZL
Zan Loose

MB
Marc Barthel

Steven Miles

JC
Jakub Chromeček

Sebastian Heimer

Details

Directed by
Christiane Balthasar
Written by
Léonie-Claire Breinersdorfer, Petra Dunst-Benning
Type
Movies
Released
2016
Runtime
89 min
Country
Germany
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 389 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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