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An Autumn's Tale

1987 · 98 min · Director: Mabel Cheung, Mabel Cheung Yuen-Ting ★ IMDb 7.5 · 2,862 ratings

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Filmed in New York, story of naive young woman from Hong Kong who goes to New York to study. Street-wise cabbie cousin takes care of her in the big city.

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An Autumn's Tale (1987) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Nostalgia 35%, Love 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love25%
  2. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Nostalgia, Love, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Nostalgia, Love and Empathy. 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

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  • Love
  • Hope
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

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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 3 %, then rises around 13 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityLoveHopeSadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Hope37 %18 %20 %3 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor43 %15 %16 %4 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor50 %16 %14 %21 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Sadness60 %18 %13 %46 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Sadness59 %23 %20 %41 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Humor50 %28 %26 %20 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Humor48 %28 %25 %13 %
37.5 %≈ 37′Humor44 %26 %24 %13 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Love45 %24 %18 %19 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Tension55 %26 %15 %25 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Humor56 %35 %23 %18 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Love55 %46 %38 %10 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Hope60 %54 %48 %16 %
67.5 %≈ 66′Love60 %49 %37 %25 %
72.5 %≈ 71′Tension63 %36 %20 %31 %
77.5 %≈ 76′Tension65 %29 %18 %35 %
82.5 %≈ 81′Hope58 %33 %29 %35 %
87.5 %≈ 86′Love60 %46 %30 %45 %
92.5 %≈ 91′Love71 %57 %36 %49 %
97.5 %≈ 96′Hope75 %58 %57 %35 %
Oedipus

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

CC
Cherie Chung

CC
Cherie Chung Cho-Hung

Jennifer Lee

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Danny Bak-Keung Chan

DC
Danny Chan Bak-Keung

Vincent

GW
Gigi Wong

Mrs. Sherwood

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Wu Fu-Sheng

Peggy

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Huang Man

Jennifer's Mother

MJ
Ming-Suen Jeng

Anna Sherwood

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Brenda Lo

May Chu

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George Gerard

NYU Law Student

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Ozzy Kid

Gang Leader

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Ching Yong-Cho

Cow

Details

Directed by
Mabel Cheung, Mabel Cheung Yuen-Ting
Written by
Alex Law, Chi-Yeuh Low, Alex Law Kai-Yui
Type
Movies
Released
1987
Runtime
98 min
Country
Hong Kong
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.5 · 2,862 ratings
Feels mostly
Nostalgia
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