Le Plaisir
1952 · 97 min · Director: Max Ophüls
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Three stories about the pleasure. The first one is about a man hiding his age behind a mask to keep going to balls and fancying women - pleasure and youth. Then comes the long tale of Mme Tellier taking her girls (whores) to the country for attending her niece's communion - pleasure and purity. And lastly, Jean the painter falling in love with his model - pleasure and death.
Emotional fingerprint
Le Plaisir (1952) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Awe 30%, Humor 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Awe30%
- Humor25%
- Melancholy20%
- Love15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Awe, Humor, Melancholy. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Awe, Humor and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Sadness
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Sadness | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Joy | 37 % | 27 % | 3 % | 17 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 46 % | 30 % | 16 % | 25 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Sadness | 51 % | 28 % | 33 % | 19 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Empathy | 46 % | 30 % | 26 % | 9 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Humor | 45 % | 41 % | 10 % | 11 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Humor | 49 % | 49 % | 6 % | 18 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Humor | 50 % | 50 % | 4 % | 16 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Humor | 50 % | 49 % | 1 % | 11 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Humor | 50 % | 40 % | 0 % | 9 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Joy | 49 % | 26 % | 3 % | 10 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Empathy | 44 % | 20 % | 6 % | 11 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Joy | 50 % | 16 % | 14 % | 7 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Empathy | 64 % | 16 % | 24 % | 7 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Joy | 59 % | 28 % | 26 % | 10 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Empathy | 53 % | 39 % | 20 % | 8 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Joy | 54 % | 41 % | 13 % | 10 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Joy | 51 % | 31 % | 19 % | 26 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Tension | 54 % | 18 % | 35 % | 39 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Sadness | 64 % | 9 % | 53 % | 48 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Sadness | 75 % | 5 % | 67 % | 63 % |
Icarus
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
Frédéric
Frimousse
Madame Louise dite Cocotte
Le contrôleur du train
Details
- Directed by
- Max Ophüls
- Written by
- Guy de Maupassant, Jacques Natanson
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1952
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Country
- France
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Awe
- Data updated
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