The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1956 · 115 min · Director: Jean Delannoy
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Paris, 1482. Today is the festival of the fools, taking place like each year in the square outside Cathedral Notre Dame. Among jugglers and other entertainers, Esmeralda, a sensuous gypsy, performs a bewitching dance in front of delighted spectators. From up in a tower of the cathedral, Frollo, an alchemist, gazes at her lustfully. Later in the night, Frollo orders Quasimodo, the deformed bell ringer and his faithful servant, to kidnap Esmeralda. But when the ugly freak comes close to her is touched by the young woman's beauty...
Emotional fingerprint
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Awe 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Awe. Genres: Drama, Horror. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Awe. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Tension
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Tension | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 42 % | 10 % | 20 % | 15 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Humor | 49 % | 18 % | 16 % | 11 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Humor | 54 % | 31 % | 26 % | 16 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Tension | 57 % | 36 % | 45 % | 21 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Tension | 60 % | 34 % | 51 % | 16 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Humor | 56 % | 29 % | 41 % | 13 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Humor | 57 % | 38 % | 34 % | 23 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Empathy | 63 % | 51 % | 38 % | 33 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Love | 56 % | 39 % | 31 % | 21 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Love | 59 % | 34 % | 35 % | 16 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Tension | 76 % | 57 % | 64 % | 39 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Empathy | 85 % | 76 % | 76 % | 56 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Empathy | 83 % | 75 % | 70 % | 49 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Tension | 80 % | 71 % | 55 % | 43 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Empathy | 79 % | 75 % | 35 % | 50 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Empathy | 76 % | 70 % | 44 % | 51 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Tension | 78 % | 55 % | 69 % | 39 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Tension | 84 % | 52 % | 81 % | 33 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 106′ | Tension | 90 % | 69 % | 74 % | 52 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 112′ | Sadness | 93 % | 83 % | 53 % | 78 % |
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
Jehan Frollo
Louis XI
The Cardinal
The Dwarf
The Hangman
Jacques Coppenole
Details
- Directed by
- Jean Delannoy
- Written by
- Victor Hugo, Jean Aurenche, Jacques Prévert
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1956
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Country
- France, Italy
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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