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The Song of Bernadette

1943 · 156 min · Director: Henry King ★ IMDb 7.6 · 8,548 ratings

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In 1858 Lourdes, France, adolescent peasant Bernadette has a vision of "a beautiful lady" in the Massabielle grotto - the townspeople assume this lady to be the Virgin Mary. Pompous government officials think the girl is insane, doing their best to suppress her and her followers, while the church wants nothing to do with the matter. But as Bernadette attracts wider and wider attention, the phenomenon overtakes everyone in the town, ultimately transforming their lives.

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The Song of Bernadette (1943) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 30%, Awe 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Awe25%
  2. Hope15%

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Awe and Empathy. 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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  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Hope

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Awe

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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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.
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Dominant emotion

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

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessHope
2.5 %≈ 4′Empathy38 %38 %25 %12 %
7.5 %≈ 12′Empathy44 %38 %20 %16 %
12.5 %≈ 20′Awe50 %38 %19 %19 %
17.5 %≈ 27′Empathy55 %49 %33 %19 %
22.5 %≈ 35′Empathy55 %51 %35 %24 %
27.5 %≈ 43′Awe53 %41 %24 %23 %
32.5 %≈ 51′Tension57 %43 %23 %16 %
37.5 %≈ 59′Tension59 %44 %20 %20 %
42.5 %≈ 66′Hope54 %40 %20 %29 %
47.5 %≈ 74′Empathy60 %46 %26 %41 %
52.5 %≈ 82′Awe64 %46 %19 %51 %
57.5 %≈ 90′Awe54 %35 %9 %43 %
62.5 %≈ 98′Tension51 %35 %11 %30 %
67.5 %≈ 105′Tension57 %39 %14 %35 %
72.5 %≈ 113′Hope57 %39 %15 %43 %
77.5 %≈ 121′Empathy56 %49 %33 %34 %
82.5 %≈ 129′Sadness60 %60 %50 %20 %
87.5 %≈ 137′Empathy64 %64 %53 %16 %
92.5 %≈ 144′Sadness70 %70 %61 %23 %
97.5 %≈ 152′Sadness77 %77 %72 %28 %
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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

WE
William Eythe

Vincent Price

Prosecutor Vital Dutour

RB
Roman Bohnen

MA
Mary Anderson

PM
Patricia Morison

AM
Aubrey Mather

Mayor Lacade

CD
Charles Dingle

Jacomet

EB
Edith Barrett

Croisine Bouhouhorts

Sig Ruman

Louis Bouriette

BY
Blanche Yurka

Aunt Bernarde Casterot

EW
Ermadean Walters

Marie Soubirous

Marcel Dalio

Callet

Pd
Pedro de Cordoba

Dr. LeCramps

JC
Jerome Cowan

Emperor Louis Napoleon III

CW
Charles Waldron

Bishop of Tarbes (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Henry King
Written by
George Seaton, Franz Werfel
Type
Movies
Released
1943
Runtime
156 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.6 · 8,548 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
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