Love in the Time of Hysteria
1991 · 94 min · Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Yuppie and womanizer Tomas is caught in a trap when falsely diagnosed with A.I.D.S. by Silvia, a nurse who finds herself cheated by the young Casanova. Looking for a quick death (putting his head into a microwave oven) Tomas falls in love with Clarisa, a beautiful stewardess who is also suicidal because her boyfriend is having a love affair with a blonde stewardess from Continental Airlines.
Emotional fingerprint
Love in the Time of Hysteria (1991) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Love 25%, Excitement 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor35%
- Love25%
- Excitement15%
- Confusion15%
- Smile10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Love, Excitement. Genres: Comedy, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Love and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Tension
- Love
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Tension | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 43 % | 42 % | 10 % | 3 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 44 % | 41 % | 16 % | 3 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 46 % | 45 % | 20 % | 3 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 44 % | 44 % | 19 % | 4 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Humor | 43 % | 43 % | 19 % | 8 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Humor | 44 % | 44 % | 19 % | 11 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Humor | 44 % | 44 % | 18 % | 13 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Humor | 50 % | 48 % | 19 % | 19 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Love | 51 % | 46 % | 18 % | 29 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Humor | 46 % | 43 % | 14 % | 30 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Humor | 46 % | 43 % | 18 % | 23 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Humor | 51 % | 44 % | 34 % | 10 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Tension | 60 % | 46 % | 51 % | 3 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Tension | 65 % | 48 % | 56 % | 9 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Humor | 65 % | 45 % | 55 % | 19 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Tension | 65 % | 39 % | 56 % | 21 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Tension | 65 % | 36 % | 59 % | 24 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Tension | 71 % | 40 % | 66 % | 38 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Tension | 80 % | 42 % | 75 % | 52 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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
Teresa de Teresa
Silvia Silva
Gloria Gold
Paola
Mrs. Panza
Hernán Cortés (Jalapeños Caseros Gómez TV ad)
Moctezuma (Jalapeños Caseros Gómez TV ad)
Groom in serenade scene
Singer in nightmare sequence
Takeshi
Koyi
Carlos
Lucía
Details
- Directed by
- Alfonso Cuarón
- Written by
- Alfonso Cuarón, Carlos Cuarón
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1991
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Country
- Mexico
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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