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The Unfaithful Wife

1969 · 94 min · Director: Claude Chabrol ★ IMDb 7.3 · 5,423 ratings

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Insurance executive Charles suspects his wife Hélène of playing the field, so he has a private detective locate his wife's lover, author Victor Pegala.

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The Unfaithful Wife (1969) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 35%, Empathy 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Empathy, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Tension
Curiosity
Sadness
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. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 57 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriositySadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Love28 %9 %16 %4 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Love30 %16 %20 %6 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor33 %24 %24 %7 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Curiosity35 %25 %27 %6 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Humor37 %20 %23 %7 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Love46 %23 %28 %14 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Curiosity54 %39 %42 %26 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Sadness54 %43 %43 %32 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Curiosity51 %40 %41 %25 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Curiosity58 %51 %47 %20 %
52.5 %≈ 49′Tension68 %65 %45 %30 %
57.5 %≈ 54′Tension72 %69 %39 %42 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
67.5 %≈ 63′Tension48 %45 %25 %8 %
72.5 %≈ 68′Tension45 %42 %30 %13 %
77.5 %≈ 73′Tension54 %51 %44 %17 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Tension66 %63 %50 %23 %
87.5 %≈ 82′Tension71 %68 %46 %28 %
92.5 %≈ 87′Tension73 %71 %44 %25 %
97.5 %≈ 92′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

LR
Louise Rioton

HM
Henri Marteau

HM
Henri Marteau

Paul

FM
François Moro-Giafferi

Michel Duchaussoy

Police Officer Duval

SD
Stéphane Di Napoli

SB
Serge Bento

SB
Serge Bento

Bignon

LC
Louise Chevalier

Dominique Zardi

Truck driver

Henri Attal

Man in cafe

DT
Donatella Turri

Brigitte

Details

Directed by
Claude Chabrol
Written by
Claude Chabrol
Type
Movies
Released
1969
Runtime
94 min
Country
France, Italy
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 5,423 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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