A Simple Life
2011 · 118 min · Director: Ann Hui
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After suffering a stroke, an altruistic maid announces that she wants to quit her job and move into an old people's home.
Emotional fingerprint
A Simple Life (2011) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Melancholy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy35%
- Melancholy25%
- Sadness20%
- Love10%
- Nostalgia10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Melancholy, Sadness. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Melancholy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Love
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Nostalgia
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Nostalgia | 32 % | 13 % | 25 % | 17 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Humor | 31 % | 8 % | 20 % | 16 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Empathy | 33 % | 13 % | 24 % | 16 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Empathy | 40 % | 26 % | 36 % | 21 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Empathy | 50 % | 40 % | 49 % | 21 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Sadness | 59 % | 49 % | 59 % | 25 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Love | 59 % | 44 % | 58 % | 38 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Humor | 54 % | 30 % | 45 % | 40 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Humor | 54 % | 18 % | 38 % | 41 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Nostalgia | 58 % | 15 % | 39 % | 48 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Nostalgia | 61 % | 18 % | 38 % | 53 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Humor | 60 % | 20 % | 37 % | 55 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Love | 55 % | 28 % | 44 % | 53 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Love | 51 % | 30 % | 46 % | 46 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Humor | 54 % | 34 % | 49 % | 38 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Sadness | 63 % | 48 % | 60 % | 39 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Love | 66 % | 49 % | 64 % | 50 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 103′ | Nostalgia | 70 % | 53 % | 64 % | 48 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 109′ | Sadness | 81 % | 74 % | 73 % | 45 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 115′ | Sadness | 87 % | 83 % | 75 % | 55 % |
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
Ms. Choi
Roger's Mother
Head Master
Sharon
Carmen
Jason
Mui Gu
Guest at Premiere
Filmmaker
Roger's High School Buddy, Henzi
Details
- Directed by
- Ann Hui
- Written by
- Gustave Flaubert, Susan Chan, Roger Lee, Susan Chan Suk-Yin
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2011
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Country
- Hong Kong, China
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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