Love in the Afternoon
1972 · 97 min · Director: Éric Rohmer
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Frederic leads a bourgeois life; he is a partner in a small Paris office and is happily married to Helene, a teacher expecting her second child. In the afternoons, Frederic daydreams about other women, but has no intention of taking any action. One day, Chloe, who had been a mistress of an old friend, begins dropping by his office. They meet as friends, irregularly in the afternoons, till eventually Chloe decides to seduce Frederic, causing him a moral dilemma.
Emotional fingerprint
Love in the Afternoon (1972) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Love 25%, Confusion 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Love, Confusion, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Love, Confusion and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.
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Emotional journey
- Love
- Curiosity
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Love | Curiosity | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Curiosity | 32 % | 17 % | 35 % | 5 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Curiosity | 26 % | 13 % | 28 % | 6 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Curiosity | 25 % | 15 % | 25 % | 9 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Love | 32 % | 24 % | 34 % | 11 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Curiosity | 39 % | 21 % | 44 % | 16 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Curiosity | 39 % | 13 % | 46 % | 21 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Curiosity | 36 % | 16 % | 43 % | 21 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Curiosity | 36 % | 23 % | 40 % | 21 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Curiosity | 45 % | 20 % | 36 % | 25 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Sadness | 53 % | 20 % | 31 % | 28 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Sadness | 46 % | 25 % | 32 % | 29 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Love | 39 % | 25 % | 35 % | 32 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Curiosity | 40 % | 23 % | 37 % | 36 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Curiosity | 46 % | 25 % | 38 % | 40 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Sadness | 46 % | 28 % | 32 % | 40 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Love | 45 % | 31 % | 32 % | 40 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Tension | 54 % | 36 % | 36 % | 50 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Tension | 61 % | 34 % | 40 % | 60 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Tension | 66 % | 39 % | 38 % | 54 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Love | 72 % | 55 % | 28 % | 38 % |
Man in a hole
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
Mme. M.
Mr. M.
The Female Student
The Landlady
The Customer
The Au Pair
Dream Sequence
Details
- Directed by
- Éric Rohmer
- Written by
- Éric Rohmer
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1972
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Country
- France
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Love
- Data updated
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