Goodbye First Love
2011 · 108 min · Director: Mia Hansen-Løve
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Spring of 1999: 15-year-old Camille and 19-year-old Sullivan are mad about each other. Sullivan, however, wants to go to South America for a year and this drives Camille to despair. He leaves in the fall and after a while he stops writing to her. After a suicide attempt, she ends up in the hospital. After four years she works, studies architecture and lives alone. She meets a famous architect, Lorenz, who restores her self-confidence. In 2007, Camille and Lorenz have a strong relationship. She is his assistant but she feels strong enough to set up an agency soon. She develops into a more fully formed woman, with new interests. After 7 years she sees Sullivan again. After their first meeting everything seems to go well, but a few months later the old feelings come back and her heart is torn again.
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Goodbye First Love (2011) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Sadness 25%, Nostalgia 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy30%
- Sadness25%
- Nostalgia20%
- Love15%
- Satisfaction10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Sadness, Nostalgia. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Sadness and Nostalgia. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.
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Emotional journey
- Love
- Sadness
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Nostalgia
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Love | Sadness | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Love | 60 % | 47 % | 25 % | 32 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Sadness | 63 % | 43 % | 35 % | 35 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Love | 61 % | 51 % | 25 % | 27 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Love | 57 % | 53 % | 21 % | 29 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Sadness | 65 % | 44 % | 45 % | 51 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Sadness | 74 % | 41 % | 64 % | 59 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Sadness | 75 % | 40 % | 70 % | 43 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Sadness | 65 % | 25 % | 61 % | 29 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Sadness | 45 % | 9 % | 38 % | 25 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Sadness | 36 % | 10 % | 20 % | 21 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Hope | 44 % | 26 % | 11 % | 13 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Hope | 51 % | 35 % | 9 % | 15 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Hope | 51 % | 31 % | 14 % | 27 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Nostalgia | 51 % | 35 % | 20 % | 35 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Nostalgia | 60 % | 49 % | 28 % | 45 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Love | 74 % | 65 % | 35 % | 57 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Love | 74 % | 59 % | 36 % | 61 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Tension | 66 % | 36 % | 44 % | 54 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Sadness | 67 % | 28 % | 57 % | 45 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Oedipus
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
Camille's Father
Sullivan's Mother
Sullivan's Brother
Friend
The second antique dealer
Camille's Brother
High school friend
High school friend
The head hostess
History teacher
English teacher
French teacher
Architecture teacher
The night clubber
The demolition contractor
Details
- Directed by
- Mia Hansen-Løve
- Written by
- Mia Hansen-Løve
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2011
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Country
- France, Germany
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
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