The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Feelings
Drama · Romance · Music · 2003
Two seemingly happily married French couples are forced to contend with a number of issues.
Movie details
Feelings
2003 Drama · Romance · Music 1h 34m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
5.9 / 10
Community rating
Two seemingly happily married French couples are forced to contend with a number of issues.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Feelings?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Noémie Lvovsky
Written by
Florence Seyvos · Noémie Lvovsky
Jean-Pierre Bacri
Jacques
Nathalie Baye
Carole
Isabelle Carré
Édith
Melvil Poupaud
François
Agathe Bonitzer
Sonia
V
Virgile Grünberg
Léo
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
La jeune mère
Court is in session
Put Feelings on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.