An Autumn's Tale
1987 · 98 min · Director: Mabel Cheung, Mabel Cheung Yuen-Ting
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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
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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
- 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
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Love | Hope | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Hope | 37 % | 18 % | 20 % | 3 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 43 % | 15 % | 16 % | 4 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 50 % | 16 % | 14 % | 21 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Sadness | 60 % | 18 % | 13 % | 46 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Sadness | 59 % | 23 % | 20 % | 41 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Humor | 50 % | 28 % | 26 % | 20 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Humor | 48 % | 28 % | 25 % | 13 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Humor | 44 % | 26 % | 24 % | 13 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Love | 45 % | 24 % | 18 % | 19 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Tension | 55 % | 26 % | 15 % | 25 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Humor | 56 % | 35 % | 23 % | 18 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Love | 55 % | 46 % | 38 % | 10 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Hope | 60 % | 54 % | 48 % | 16 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Love | 60 % | 49 % | 37 % | 25 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Tension | 63 % | 36 % | 20 % | 31 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 65 % | 29 % | 18 % | 35 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Hope | 58 % | 33 % | 29 % | 35 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Love | 60 % | 46 % | 30 % | 45 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Love | 71 % | 57 % | 36 % | 49 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Hope | 75 % | 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
Jennifer Lee
Vincent
Mrs. Sherwood
Peggy
Jennifer's Mother
Anna Sherwood
May Chu
NYU Law Student
Gang Leader
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
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Nostalgia
- Data updated
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