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Hello Goodbye

2008 · 99 min · Director: Graham Guit, Graham Guit ★ IMDb 5.3 · 489 ratings

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French film icons Gérard Depardieu and Fanny Ardant star in this romantic comedy about a Parisian couple in their fifties who share a comfortable life, a beautiful home, a posh country club and a midlife crisis. Following a dream vacation to Israel where Alain (Depardieu) explores his Jewish roots, Gisèle (Ardant) insists they change their life and move to Tel Aviv. While Gisèle, a Jewish convert, finds her new life inspiring; Alain fights to embrace Hebrew, Jewish tradition and a new circumcision. Will Alain and Gisèle learn whether Shalom represents Hello or Goodbye?

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Hello Goodbye (2008) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Love 20%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love20%
  2. Humor15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Love, Melancholy. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Love and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 5.3/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 61/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Sympathy
  • Hope

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 18 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorSympathyHope
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor48 %47 %20 %22 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor48 %44 %21 %26 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor48 %41 %20 %32 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Hope45 %39 %21 %34 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Humor46 %41 %26 %35 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Humor51 %46 %34 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Humor49 %46 %34 %28 %
37.5 %≈ 37′Humor49 %48 %34 %24 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Humor54 %48 %41 %19 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Sympathy54 %41 %46 %18 %
52.5 %≈ 52′Sympathy55 %43 %45 %19 %
57.5 %≈ 57′Humor57 %50 %39 %19 %
62.5 %≈ 62′Humor59 %55 %32 %19 %
67.5 %≈ 67′Humor64 %53 %35 %14 %
72.5 %≈ 72′Tension65 %39 %46 %14 %
77.5 %≈ 77′Sympathy57 %35 %48 %24 %
82.5 %≈ 82′Humor57 %35 %44 %38 %
87.5 %≈ 87′Hope65 %23 %49 %44 %
92.5 %≈ 92′Sadness65 %17 %52 %38 %
97.5 %≈ 97′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot 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

Gérard Depardieu

Alain Gaash

Fanny Ardant

Gisèle Gaash

JB
Jean Benguigui

JB
Jean Benguigui

Simon Gash

GG
Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus

JL
Jean-Michel Lahmi

JL
Jean-Michel Lahmi

Saint-Alban

CP
Clémentine Poidatz

JB
Julien Baumgartner

JB
Julien Baumgartner

Nicolas

JE
Jean-François Elberg

JE
Jean-François Elberg

M. Sapin

FC
Françoise Christophe

La Mère d'Alain

Ad
Alix de Konopka

Mme Gash

CB
Claudine Baschet

La Grand-Mère

MC
Muriel Combeau

Mme Saint-Alban

SG
Sasson Gabai

Le Chef de la Police

Details

Directed by
Graham Guit, Graham Guit
Written by
Michael Lellouche
Type
Movies
Released
2008
Runtime
99 min
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.3 · 489 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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