Small Change
1976 · 104 min · Director: François Truffaut
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The lives of a motherless young man, who's just starting to find interest in women, and his physically abused, poverty stricken friend, are mixed with more or less innocent childhood experiences and challenges most their age experience.
Emotional fingerprint
Small Change (1976) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Sadness25%
- Humor20%
- Nostalgia15%
- Inspiration10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Humor
- Hope
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Humor | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 34 % | 12 % | 32 % | 7 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 40 % | 16 % | 39 % | 4 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Humor | 39 % | 19 % | 36 % | 3 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Humor | 31 % | 16 % | 26 % | 4 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Humor | 39 % | 23 % | 21 % | 9 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Tension | 53 % | 34 % | 20 % | 11 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Empathy | 53 % | 36 % | 30 % | 11 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Humor | 49 % | 29 % | 43 % | 13 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Humor | 42 % | 18 % | 41 % | 9 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Humor | 39 % | 15 % | 38 % | 5 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Humor | 44 % | 20 % | 41 % | 6 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Humor | 46 % | 21 % | 44 % | 10 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Humor | 40 % | 16 % | 38 % | 11 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Humor | 39 % | 14 % | 38 % | 9 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Humor | 45 % | 23 % | 36 % | 9 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Empathy | 57 % | 46 % | 20 % | 10 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Empathy | 78 % | 74 % | 8 % | 21 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Empathy | 84 % | 75 % | 9 % | 48 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Hope | 78 % | 58 % | 17 % | 65 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not 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
Nadine Riffle, hairdresser, Laurent's mother
Grégory's mother
Laurent Riffle
Madeleine Doinel, Oscar's mother
Patricia
Corinne
Concierge
Martine
Matthieu Deluca
Franck Deluca
Details
- Directed by
- François Truffaut
- Written by
- François Truffaut, Suzanne Schiffman
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1976
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Country
- France
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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