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Jezebel

1938 · 103 min · Director: William Wyler ★ IMDb 7.4 · 16,683 ratings

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In 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who care for her.

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Emotional fingerprint

Jezebel (1938) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Tension 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Guilt15%
  2. Love10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Tension, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Tension and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 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
  • Anxiety
  • Empathy

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Anxiety

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Tension
Anxiety
Empathy
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 8 %, then rises around 68 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionAnxietyEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension38 %37 %15 %8 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension31 %29 %10 %8 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Tension35 %33 %13 %10 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Tension45 %41 %19 %13 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Tension46 %43 %21 %13 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Tension51 %50 %28 %21 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Tension56 %54 %36 %31 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Anxiety53 %39 %36 %28 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Hope51 %28 %33 %24 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Anxiety55 %35 %34 %31 %
52.5 %≈ 54′Sadness59 %48 %29 %34 %
57.5 %≈ 59′Tension55 %50 %21 %24 %
62.5 %≈ 64′Tension49 %46 %24 %18 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Tension55 %54 %39 %18 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Tension70 %63 %53 %31 %
77.5 %≈ 80′Sadness75 %59 %54 %50 %
82.5 %≈ 85′Anxiety73 %61 %61 %54 %
87.5 %≈ 90′Anxiety74 %69 %71 %57 %
92.5 %≈ 95′Anxiety76 %66 %69 %69 %
97.5 %≈ 100′Empathy80 %62 %65 %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

ML
Margaret Lindsay

RC
Richard Cromwell

JL
John Litel

Jean La Cour

IP
Irving Pichel

Huger

TH
Theresa Harris

Zette

JS
Janet Shaw

Molly Allen

ME
Margaret Early

Stephanie Kendrick

LP
Lou Payton

Uncle Cato

GO
Gordon Oliver

Dick Allen

E'
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Gros Bat

MB
Matthew Beard

Ti Bat

GR
Georges Renavent

De Lautruc

MF
Mary Field

Woman at the Olympus Ball (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
William Wyler
Written by
John Huston, Robert Buckner, Abem Finkel, Clements Ripley, Louis F. Edelman
Type
Movies
Released
1938
Runtime
103 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.4 · 16,683 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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