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Simon of the Desert

1965 · 45 min · Director: Luis Buñuel ★ IMDb 7.8 · 12,039 ratings

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Simon, a deeply religious man living in the 4th century, wants to be nearer to God so he climbs a column. The Devil wants him come down to Earth and is trying to seduce him.

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Simon of the Desert (1965) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Confusion 25%, Awe 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Humor
20%Awe
  1. Humor30%
  2. Awe20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Confusion, Awe. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Confusion and Awe. Its IMDb rating of 7.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Curiosity
  • Sympathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Surprise

Humor
Curiosity
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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 3 %, then peaks around 13 %, then peaks around 53 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorCuriositySympathy
2.5 %≈ 1′Curiosity38 %10 %30 %22 %
7.5 %≈ 3′Sympathy51 %9 %28 %45 %
12.5 %≈ 6′Sympathy61 %20 %29 %50 %
17.5 %≈ 8′Humor58 %43 %26 %26 %
22.5 %≈ 10′Humor49 %49 %20 %13 %
27.5 %≈ 12′Humor46 %41 %20 %20 %
32.5 %≈ 15′Sympathy53 %41 %28 %25 %
37.5 %≈ 17′Humor51 %39 %30 %15 %
42.5 %≈ 19′Curiosity44 %26 %29 %15 %
47.5 %≈ 21′Tension55 %38 %31 %23 %
52.5 %≈ 24′Humor64 %58 %28 %21 %
57.5 %≈ 26′Humor56 %50 %29 %25 %
62.5 %≈ 28′Surprise56 %44 %35 %29 %
67.5 %≈ 30′Humor61 %55 %26 %25 %
72.5 %≈ 33′Humor61 %60 %20 %21 %
77.5 %≈ 35′Humor59 %53 %30 %20 %
82.5 %≈ 37′Humor60 %41 %45 %20 %
87.5 %≈ 39′Curiosity61 %32 %53 %23 %
92.5 %≈ 42′Curiosity58 %32 %50 %27 %
97.5 %≈ 44′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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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

HS
Hortensia Santoveña

HS
Hortensia Santoveña

The Mother

EÁ
Enrique Álvarez Félix

FR
Francisco Reiguera

LA
Luis Aceves Castañeda

Ed
Enrique del Castillo

EG
Enrique García Álvarez

EG
Enrique García Álvarez

Hermano Zenón/Old monk

GR
Glauber Rocha

Man in nightclub (uncredited)

RA
Ricardo Adalid

Monk (uncredited)

VB
Victorio Blanco

Monje viejo/Old monk (uncredited)

JF
Jesús Fernández

Dwarf Goatherd (uncredited)

NL
Nathanael León

Monk (uncredited)

RM
Rubén Márquez

Monk (uncredited)

ÁM
Ángel Merino

Rich man (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Luis Buñuel
Type
Movies
Released
1965
Runtime
45 min
Country
Mexico
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.8 · 12,039 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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