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What?

1972 · 114 min · Director: Roman Polanski ★ IMDb 5.4 · 5,197 ratings

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A young American woman traveling through Italy finds herself in a strange Mediterranean villa where nothing seems quite right.

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What? (1972) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 35%, Humor 25%, Curiosity 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor25%

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Confusion, Humor, Curiosity. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Humor and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 5.4/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 59/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Confusion
  • Humor
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Confusion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Confusion
Humor
Disturbing
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 peaks around 3 %, then dips around 13 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityConfusionHumorDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 3′Disturbing63 %35 %28 %58 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Confusion49 %36 %29 %41 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Confusion40 %30 %28 %30 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Disturbing48 %28 %34 %36 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Humor49 %32 %41 %34 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Humor48 %35 %39 %33 %
32.5 %≈ 37′Disturbing54 %36 %39 %39 %
37.5 %≈ 43′Humor56 %39 %48 %34 %
42.5 %≈ 48′Humor55 %41 %46 %28 %
47.5 %≈ 54′Confusion56 %40 %36 %35 %
52.5 %≈ 60′Disturbing55 %36 %31 %40 %
57.5 %≈ 66′Curiosity51 %40 %30 %31 %
62.5 %≈ 71′Confusion49 %44 %35 %23 %
67.5 %≈ 77′Humor50 %40 %43 %21 %
72.5 %≈ 83′Humor54 %40 %45 %23 %
77.5 %≈ 88′Humor54 %45 %40 %20 %
82.5 %≈ 94′Curiosity51 %45 %30 %21 %
87.5 %≈ 100′Confusion50 %44 %26 %28 %
92.5 %≈ 105′Confusion55 %51 %34 %31 %
97.5 %≈ 111′Confusion62 %58 %43 %33 %
Rags to riches

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

SR
Sydne Rome

HS
Henning Schlüter

GP
Gianfranco Piacentini

CB
Christiane Barry

Mv
Mogens von Gadow

Romolo Valli

Giovanni

Roman Polanski

Mosquito

RM
Richard McNamara

Charlie

JK
John Karlsen

Edward

LG
Livio Galassi

AV
Alvaro Vitali

Cross-Eyed Painter

RL
Renate Langer

Naked Girl with Hat (uncredited)

FP
Franco Pesce

Details

Directed by
Roman Polanski
Type
Movies
Released
1972
Runtime
114 min
Country
France, Germany, Italy
Genres
Comedy
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.4 · 5,197 ratings
Feels mostly
Confusion
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