Lover for a Day
2017 · 76 min · Director: Philippe Garrel
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
For three months, Gilles, a philosophy professor has been having a romance with Ariane, who is one of his students and a philandering part-time porn model. His daughter, Jeanne, the same age as his mistress, arrives at his house unexpectedly after a violent breakup. Jeanne is recovering from the end of her first real love story and does not seem offended by the age difference between her father and the young woman. They understand each other, because both are determined to live their love stories intensely. The intimate domestic trio discuss love, fidelity and friendship and Arianne frequently becomes jealous when father and daughter spend the evening together. The two women are also bound by a secret they each know about each other.
Emotional fingerprint
Lover for a Day (2017) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Empathy 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy30%
- Empathy25%
- Love20%
- Anxiety15%
- Curiosity10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Empathy, Love. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Love. 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
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 6′ | Sadness | 68 % | 68 % | 67 % | 17 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Sadness | 66 % | 65 % | 64 % | 19 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Sadness | 56 % | 48 % | 49 % | 20 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Love | 48 % | 29 % | 33 % | 24 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Love | 43 % | 23 % | 30 % | 29 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Love | 49 % | 30 % | 39 % | 39 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Tension | 69 % | 49 % | 56 % | 61 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Empathy | 69 % | 50 % | 56 % | 61 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Tension | 49 % | 26 % | 30 % | 39 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Tension | 41 % | 11 % | 16 % | 34 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Love | 45 % | 16 % | 24 % | 40 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Tension | 49 % | 29 % | 35 % | 44 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Love | 48 % | 34 % | 39 % | 43 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Relief | 44 % | 33 % | 36 % | 34 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Sadness | 44 % | 35 % | 38 % | 29 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Sadness | 56 % | 50 % | 51 % | 44 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Sadness | 65 % | 59 % | 60 % | 48 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Relief | 50 % | 39 % | 44 % | 21 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Relief | 35 % | 20 % | 27 % | 3 % |
Rags to riches
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
Matéo
Yentel
Le jeune homme à la cigarette
Une danseuse
Une danseuse
Une danseuse
Une danseuse
Un danseur
Un danseur
Un danseur
Details
- Directed by
- Philippe Garrel
- Written by
- Jean-Claude Carrière, Arlette Langmann, Philippe Garrel, Caroline Deruas
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2017
- Runtime
- 76 min
- Country
- France
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
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