A Tale of Love and Desire
2021 · 102 min · Director: Leyla Bouzid
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Ahmed, 18, French of Algerian origin, grew up in the suburbs of Paris. At the university, he meets Farah, a young Tunisian girl, full of energy, who has just arrived in Paris. While discovering a corpus of sensual and erotic Arabic literature he never imagined existed, Ahmed falls deep in love with Farah, and although literally overwhelmed with desire, he will try to resist it.
Emotional fingerprint
A Tale of Love and Desire (2021) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Love 35%, Anticipation 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Love35%
- Anticipation25%
- Anxiety20%
- Inspiration10%
- Empathy10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Love, Anticipation, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Love, Anticipation and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Love
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Love | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Curiosity | 42 % | 17 % | 22 % | 2 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Curiosity | 43 % | 23 % | 23 % | 5 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Empathy | 43 % | 27 % | 26 % | 8 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Love | 45 % | 26 % | 31 % | 8 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Tension | 46 % | 25 % | 33 % | 6 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Love | 50 % | 31 % | 33 % | 9 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Tension | 56 % | 43 % | 33 % | 20 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Love | 50 % | 41 % | 34 % | 26 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Love | 43 % | 34 % | 31 % | 21 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Empathy | 44 % | 31 % | 29 % | 18 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Curiosity | 49 % | 36 % | 35 % | 24 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Empathy | 56 % | 45 % | 45 % | 30 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Love | 57 % | 41 % | 43 % | 25 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 56 % | 39 % | 26 % | 26 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Tension | 63 % | 50 % | 24 % | 44 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Sadness | 66 % | 59 % | 26 % | 54 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Empathy | 64 % | 61 % | 23 % | 51 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Empathy | 63 % | 65 % | 28 % | 53 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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Cast
Saidou
Dalila
Léa
Hakim
Faouzia
Damien
Garçon rue Mouffetard
Garçon bagarre cité
Chiraz
Secrétaire UFR
Serveur Folies
Servuese Bar
Serveuse Bar
Femme déménagement
Professeur de littérature
Details
- Directed by
- Leyla Bouzid
- Written by
- Leyla Bouzid, Marie-Sophie Chambon
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2021
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Country
- France, Tunisia
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Love
- Data updated
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