Happy Together
1997 · 96 min · Director: Wong Kar-Wai
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Yiu-Fai and Po-Wing arrive in Argentina from Hong Kong and take to the road for a holiday. Something is wrong and their relationship goes adrift. A disillusioned Yiu-Fai starts working at a tango bar to save up for his trip home. When a beaten and bruised Po-Wing reappears, Yiu-Fai is empathetic but is unable to enter a more intimate relationship. After all, Po-Wing is not ready to settle down. Yiu-Fai now works in a Chinese restaurant and meets the youthful Chang from Taiwan. Yiu-Fai's life takes on a new spin, while Po-Wing's life shatters continually in contrast.
Emotional fingerprint
Happy Together (1997) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 35%, Empathy 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy35%
- Empathy25%
- Love20%
- Sadness10%
- Nostalgia10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Empathy, Love. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Hope | 43 % | 30 % | 32 % | 27 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Sadness | 51 % | 38 % | 36 % | 34 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Tension | 63 % | 41 % | 38 % | 54 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Tension | 61 % | 43 % | 38 % | 54 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Love | 50 % | 34 % | 38 % | 30 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Love | 48 % | 20 % | 38 % | 19 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Love | 46 % | 11 % | 31 % | 19 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Love | 39 % | 10 % | 26 % | 15 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Empathy | 42 % | 20 % | 30 % | 26 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Tension | 51 % | 27 % | 30 % | 46 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Tension | 50 % | 30 % | 31 % | 46 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Sadness | 56 % | 36 % | 39 % | 49 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Tension | 60 % | 32 % | 40 % | 49 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Empathy | 51 % | 30 % | 43 % | 24 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Sadness | 55 % | 46 % | 55 % | 10 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Sadness | 61 % | 56 % | 60 % | 18 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Sadness | 58 % | 53 % | 55 % | 25 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Sadness | 57 % | 38 % | 48 % | 7 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Hope | 53 % | 27 % | 42 % | 8 % |
Cinderella
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
Details
- Directed by
- Wong Kar-Wai
- Written by
- Manuel Puig, Wong Kar-Wai
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1997
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Country
- Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
Where to watch
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