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Daybreak

1939 · 93 min · Director: Marcel Carné ★ IMDb 7.6 · 9,003 ratings

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After committing a murder, a man locks himself in his apartment and recollects the events that led him to the killing.

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Daybreak (1939) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Guilt 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  1. Guilt25%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Guilt, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Guilt and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Sadness
Curiosity
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 peaks around 3 %, then dips around 33 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity70 %70 %27 %62 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension69 %68 %33 %54 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor56 %44 %25 %40 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor50 %16 %13 %30 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Love53 %10 %16 %30 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Love48 %15 %21 %33 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Humor44 %25 %16 %35 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Curiosity51 %43 %23 %40 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Sadness63 %59 %39 %39 %
47.5 %≈ 44′Tension65 %60 %38 %34 %
52.5 %≈ 49′Love60 %51 %26 %39 %
57.5 %≈ 53′Curiosity59 %51 %26 %49 %
62.5 %≈ 58′Tension63 %49 %34 %48 %
67.5 %≈ 63′Love66 %38 %43 %38 %
72.5 %≈ 67′Sadness71 %45 %52 %34 %
77.5 %≈ 72′Tension80 %69 %63 %39 %
82.5 %≈ 77′Sadness85 %81 %64 %43 %
87.5 %≈ 81′Tension85 %81 %59 %40 %
92.5 %≈ 86′Sadness85 %78 %63 %37 %
97.5 %≈ 91′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

JL
Jacqueline Laurent

JB
Jules Berry

A
Arletty

A
Arletty

Clara

MB
Mady Berry

RG
René Génin

RG
René Génin

Le concierge

AD
Arthur Devère

RB
René Bergeron

GL
Germaine Lix

GF
Gabrielle Fontan

La vieille dame dans l'escalier

JB
Jacques Baumer

Le commissaire

MP
Marcel Pérès

Paulo

AC
Annie Carriel

Une locataire

LC
Léonce Corne

GD
Georges Douking

L'aveugle

HF
Henry Farty

GG
Georges Gosset

Un agent

RL
Robert Le Ray

AM
Albert Malbert

Un agent

Details

Directed by
Marcel Carné
Written by
Jacques Viot, Jacques Prévert
Type
Movies
Released
1939
Runtime
93 min
Country
France
Genres
Drama, Crime
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.6 · 9,003 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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