Saving Face
2004 · 97 min · Director: Alice Wu
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
In Manhattan, the brilliant Chinese-American lesbian surgeon Wil is surprised by the arrival of her forty-eight year old widow mother to her apartment. Ma was banished from Flushing, Queens, when her father discovered that she was pregnant. The presence of Ma affects the personal life of Wil, who is in love with the daughter of her boss at the hospital, the dancer Vivian Shing. Once her grandfather has promised that her mother would only return to Flushing remarried or proving that it was an immaculate conception, Wil tries to find a Chinese bachelor to marry Ma.
Emotional fingerprint
Saving Face (2004) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Love 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor30%
- Love25%
- Empathy20%
- Hope15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Love, Empathy. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Love and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Love
- Hope
- Humor
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Love | Hope | Humor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 42 % | 10 % | 8 % | 40 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 40 % | 10 % | 6 % | 38 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 41 % | 9 % | 5 % | 31 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Tension | 51 % | 8 % | 6 % | 30 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Sadness | 53 % | 13 % | 13 % | 35 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Humor | 46 % | 26 % | 23 % | 36 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Love | 45 % | 32 % | 25 % | 32 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Tension | 46 % | 31 % | 25 % | 26 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Love | 51 % | 31 % | 26 % | 30 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Humor | 53 % | 25 % | 19 % | 43 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Humor | 49 % | 25 % | 14 % | 41 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 49 % | 34 % | 19 % | 30 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Love | 50 % | 39 % | 24 % | 19 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Love | 50 % | 34 % | 20 % | 15 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Sadness | 57 % | 26 % | 13 % | 19 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Sadness | 73 % | 36 % | 20 % | 21 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Love | 81 % | 60 % | 46 % | 26 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Love | 80 % | 73 % | 65 % | 34 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Love | 69 % | 60 % | 55 % | 44 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Humor | 57 % | 42 % | 37 % | 50 % |
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
Grandpa
Grandma
Mr. Cho
Old Yu
Little Yu
Dr. Shing
Mrs. Shing
Mrs. Chen
Mrs. Wong
Mrs. Yao
Mr. Chen
Mr. Wong
Mr. Yao
Norman
Stephen
Details
- Directed by
- Alice Wu
- Written by
- Alice Wu
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2004
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
Where to watch
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