The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
1969 · 116 min · Director: Ronald Neame
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
A headstrong young teacher in a private school in 1930s Edinburgh ignores the curriculum and influences her impressionable 12-year-old charges with her over-romanticized worldview.
Emotional fingerprint
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Melancholy 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Melancholy25%
- Anxiety20%
- Guilt15%
- Love10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Melancholy, Anxiety. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Melancholy and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Curiosity | 28 % | 3 % | 5 % | 12 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Sadness | 39 % | 14 % | 13 % | 21 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Curiosity | 45 % | 23 % | 19 % | 18 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Humor | 46 % | 24 % | 21 % | 10 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Curiosity | 51 % | 36 % | 29 % | 11 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Tension | 55 % | 49 % | 36 % | 10 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Tension | 51 % | 45 % | 30 % | 6 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Humor | 48 % | 34 % | 20 % | 5 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Humor | 48 % | 26 % | 23 % | 6 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Curiosity | 49 % | 30 % | 34 % | 10 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Curiosity | 55 % | 41 % | 38 % | 11 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Humor | 63 % | 53 % | 32 % | 14 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Tension | 65 % | 57 % | 39 % | 21 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Disturbing | 64 % | 53 % | 50 % | 30 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Sadness | 63 % | 48 % | 53 % | 39 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Disturbing | 68 % | 48 % | 60 % | 48 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Sadness | 73 % | 49 % | 61 % | 56 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Tension | 75 % | 61 % | 55 % | 57 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 107′ | Tension | 83 % | 76 % | 66 % | 60 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 113′ | Disturbing | 87 % | 78 % | 78 % | 67 % |
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
Miss Campbell
Emily Carstairs
Miss McKenzie
Helen McPhee
Miss Allison Kerr
Miss Lockhart
Miss Kerr
Schoolgirl
Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Details
- Directed by
- Ronald Neame
- Written by
- Jay Presson Allen, Muriel Spark
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1969
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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