Like Someone in Love
2012 · 109 min · Director: Abbas Kiarostami
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Like Someone in Love I is a Japanese-language film directed by Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami. It was selected to be screened in the main competition section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. Written by Abbas Kiarostami.
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Like Someone in Love (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Empathy 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Anxiety30%
- Empathy25%
- Melancholy20%
- Curiosity15%
- Love10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Empathy, Melancholy. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Empathy and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Tension
- Melancholy
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Melancholy
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Tension | Melancholy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 52 % | 32 % | 48 % | 12 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 51 % | 38 % | 45 % | 18 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Tension | 59 % | 50 % | 40 % | 35 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Melancholy | 67 % | 60 % | 28 % | 53 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Curiosity | 32 % | 20 % | 13 % | 12 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Curiosity | 34 % | 25 % | 13 % | 13 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Humor | 36 % | 29 % | 15 % | 15 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Empathy | 38 % | 34 % | 14 % | 18 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Empathy | 41 % | 34 % | 18 % | 13 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Curiosity | 51 % | 29 % | 40 % | 10 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Tension | 55 % | 31 % | 53 % | 16 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Tension | 48 % | 32 % | 44 % | 19 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Curiosity | 40 % | 26 % | 35 % | 15 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Curiosity | 39 % | 26 % | 35 % | 13 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Tension | 44 % | 33 % | 41 % | 11 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Curiosity | 51 % | 40 % | 44 % | 18 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Empathy | 57 % | 53 % | 38 % | 39 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Melancholy | 66 % | 60 % | 44 % | 48 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 106′ | Tension | 77 % | 60 % | 65 % | 37 % |
Icarus
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
The Neighbor
Akiko's Grandmother
The Former Student
Nagisa
The Taxi Driver
The Mechanic
Nagisa's Friend
Student (uncredited)
Details
- Directed by
- Abbas Kiarostami
- Written by
- Abbas Kiarostami, Mohammad Rahmani
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2012
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Country
- Japan, France
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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