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The Devil, Probably

1977 · 97 min · Director: Robert Bresson ★ IMDb 7 · 5,643 ratings

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Charles drifts through politics, religion and psychoanalysis, rejecting them all. Once he realises the depth of his disgust with the moral and physical decline of the society he lives in, he decides that suicide is the only option...

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The Devil, Probably (1977) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Melancholy 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Melancholy, Empathy. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Melancholy and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Tension
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Sadness
Tension
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 68 %, then rises around 78 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessTensionDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity61 %43 %38 %47 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Disturbing59 %44 %31 %46 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Curiosity48 %34 %26 %29 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Empathy46 %31 %36 %23 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Tension51 %36 %41 %34 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Disturbing58 %41 %43 %49 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Tension64 %48 %49 %50 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Sadness65 %49 %51 %43 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Tension66 %45 %53 %44 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Empathy61 %41 %43 %43 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Disturbing57 %44 %34 %40 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Sadness57 %45 %37 %34 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Empathy47 %31 %34 %23 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Curiosity39 %20 %28 %16 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Tension45 %30 %31 %24 %
77.5 %≈ 75′Sadness56 %46 %39 %41 %
82.5 %≈ 80′Sadness67 %55 %56 %56 %
87.5 %≈ 85′Tension77 %63 %75 %63 %
92.5 %≈ 90′Sadness81 %70 %80 %62 %
97.5 %≈ 95′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Oedipus

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

AM
Antoine Monnier

TI
Tina Irissari

Hd
Henri de Maublanc

LC
Laetitia Carcano

ND
Nicolas Deguy

RH
Régis Hanrion

GG
Geoffroy Gaussen

RH
Roger Honorat

VC
Vincent Cottrel

LD
Laurence Delannoy

LM
Laetitia Martinneti

MS
Martin Schlumberger

TK
Thadee Klossowsky

MI
Miguel Irissari

NB
Nadine Boyer-Vidal

RD
Roland De Corbiac

DL
Dominique Lyon

Details

Directed by
Robert Bresson
Written by
Robert Bresson
Type
Movies
Released
1977
Runtime
97 min
Country
France
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 5,643 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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