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Ordet

1955 · 125 min · Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer ★ IMDb 8.2 · 19,245 ratings

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The three sons of devout Danish farmer Morten have widely disparate religious beliefs. Youngest son Anders shares his father's religion, but eldest son Mikkel has lost his faith, while middle child Johannes has become delusional and proclaims that he is Jesus Christ himself. When Mikkel's wife, Inger goes into a difficult childbirth, everyone's beliefs are put to the test.

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Emotional fingerprint

Ordet (1955) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Awe 30%, Sadness 25%, Inspiration 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Awe30%
  2. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Awe, Sadness, Inspiration. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Awe, Sadness and Inspiration. Its IMDb rating of 8.2/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Sadness
Empathy
Tension
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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 18 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Empathy43 %32 %40 %30 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Sadness45 %34 %44 %24 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Hope43 %24 %40 %20 %
17.5 %≈ 22′Hope40 %16 %33 %24 %
22.5 %≈ 28′Tension41 %24 %32 %30 %
27.5 %≈ 34′Sadness45 %31 %38 %35 %
32.5 %≈ 41′Tension48 %30 %40 %40 %
37.5 %≈ 47′Empathy44 %23 %36 %39 %
42.5 %≈ 53′Hope41 %15 %29 %38 %
47.5 %≈ 59′Tension54 %19 %35 %53 %
52.5 %≈ 66′Tension73 %38 %55 %71 %
57.5 %≈ 72′Tension81 %59 %69 %76 %
62.5 %≈ 78′Empathy80 %56 %68 %63 %
67.5 %≈ 84′Relief78 %46 %60 %48 %
72.5 %≈ 91′Sadness83 %65 %68 %51 %
77.5 %≈ 97′Sadness84 %81 %75 %49 %
82.5 %≈ 103′Sadness79 %79 %71 %34 %
87.5 %≈ 109′Sadness83 %81 %76 %31 %
92.5 %≈ 116′Sadness90 %71 %81 %45 %
97.5 %≈ 122′Relief93 %48 %78 %58 %
Man in a hole

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

HM
Henrik Malberg

BF
Birgitte Federspiel

EH
Emil Hass Christensen

PL
Preben Lerdorff Rye

PL
Preben Lerdorff Rye

Johannes Borgen (uncredited)

CK
Cay Kristiansen

CK
Cay Kristiansen

Anders Borgen (uncredited)

EF
Ejner Federspiel

GN
Gerda Nielsen

SE
Sylvia Eckhausen

AE
Ann Elisabeth Groth

SR
Susanne Rud

OR
Ove Rud

Pastor (uncredited)

HS
Henry Skjær

The Doctor (uncredited)

ET
Edith Trane

Mette Maren (uncredited)

HA
Hanne Agesen

Karen (uncredited)

KA
Kirsten Andreasen

(uncredited)

Details

Written by
Carl Theodor Dreyer, Kaj Munk
Type
Movies
Released
1955
Runtime
125 min
Country
Denmark
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 8.2 · 19,245 ratings
Feels mostly
Awe
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