Perhaps Love
2005 · 108 min · Director: Peter Ho-Sun Chan, Peter Chan
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Nie Wen is a Mainland director who decides to make a film musical starring his Mainland girlfriend Sun Na and Hong Kong actor Lin Jian-dong. Unknown to him, Sun has met Lin before ten years ago when she was a cabaret singer in Beijing. The two had a relationship together then, when Lin was a film student. Ten years later, now a huge movie star, Sun refuses to acknowledge they have met before. Nie plans his musical, which includes a plot where a girl loses her memory and comes to live with a circus troupe. Sun plays the amnesiac girl and Lin her former boyfriend who tries to revive her memories. As the shooting of the movie starts, reel life and real life overlap. Lin tries desperately to win back Sun's lost love, while Nie discovers their past romance. Nie himself plays the role of the obsessive circus owner in the musical, who is involved in a love triangle. Just like in real life, he has Lin as his rival.
Emotional fingerprint
Perhaps Love (2005) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Love 35%, Melancholy 25%, Empathy 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Love35%
- Melancholy25%
- Empathy15%
- Awe15%
- Humor10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Love, Melancholy, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Musical, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Love, Melancholy and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Nostalgia
- Love
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Nostalgia
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Nostalgia | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Curiosity | 40 % | 20 % | 25 % | 22 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Love | 43 % | 23 % | 28 % | 31 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 28 % | 27 % | 34 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Tension | 50 % | 31 % | 29 % | 28 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Nostalgia | 53 % | 39 % | 41 % | 33 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Sadness | 56 % | 50 % | 51 % | 44 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Nostalgia | 54 % | 48 % | 50 % | 46 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Love | 44 % | 28 % | 36 % | 39 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Love | 41 % | 20 % | 24 % | 35 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Love | 56 % | 35 % | 21 % | 39 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 65 % | 45 % | 16 % | 33 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Sadness | 59 % | 48 % | 18 % | 26 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Sadness | 64 % | 60 % | 38 % | 35 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Sadness | 79 % | 78 % | 59 % | 44 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Sadness | 80 % | 79 % | 59 % | 48 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Love | 71 % | 66 % | 50 % | 54 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Sadness | 66 % | 52 % | 49 % | 55 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Nostalgia | 64 % | 43 % | 57 % | 54 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Nostalgia | 63 % | 46 % | 66 % | 54 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Nostalgia | 62 % | 53 % | 67 % | 52 % |
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
Hsian Ping
Jin
"Forget Me Not" Film Crew
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Details
- Directed by
- Peter Ho-Sun Chan, Peter Chan
- Written by
- Raymond To, Oi-Wah Lam, Aubrey Lam Oi-Wah, Raymond To Kwok-Wai
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2005
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Country
- China, Malaysia, Hong Kong
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Love
- Data updated
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