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Love in the Afternoon

1957 · 130 min · Director: Billy Wilder ★ IMDb 7.1 · 18,630 ratings

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Lovestruck conservatory student Ariane pretends to be just as much a cosmopolitan lover as the worldly mature Frank Flannagan hoping that l’amour will take hold.

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Love in the Afternoon (1957) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Love 35%, Humor 25%, Anticipation 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love35%
  2. Humor25%
  3. Smile15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Love, Humor, Anticipation. Genres: Comedy, Romance. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Love, Humor and Anticipation. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Humor
  • Love
  • Curiosity

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Humor
Love
Curiosity
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 33 %, then dips around 57 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorLoveCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor40 %37 %18 %33 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Curiosity41 %34 %14 %39 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Curiosity46 %34 %6 %41 %
17.5 %≈ 23′Tension55 %39 %3 %36 %
22.5 %≈ 29′Tension58 %44 %10 %31 %
27.5 %≈ 36′Humor46 %40 %20 %26 %
32.5 %≈ 42′Humor36 %35 %23 %23 %
37.5 %≈ 49′Humor40 %36 %30 %26 %
42.5 %≈ 55′Love48 %39 %40 %27 %
47.5 %≈ 62′Humor50 %42 %42 %23 %
52.5 %≈ 68′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
57.5 %≈ 75′Humor42 %38 %28 %30 %
62.5 %≈ 81′Humor44 %43 %26 %30 %
67.5 %≈ 88′Humor46 %45 %25 %31 %
72.5 %≈ 94′Humor48 %45 %23 %30 %
77.5 %≈ 101′Humor46 %45 %19 %28 %
82.5 %≈ 107′Humor46 %44 %21 %34 %
87.5 %≈ 114′Curiosity50 %35 %29 %38 %
92.5 %≈ 120′Sadness57 %21 %36 %29 %
97.5 %≈ 127′Sadness65 %15 %42 %22 %
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

LB
Lise Bourdin

OV
Olga Valéry

OV
Olga Valéry

Hotel Guest with Dog

AL
Audrey Long

CL
Charles Lemontier

EM
Eve Marley

Tandemist (uncredited)

M
Moustache

Butcher (uncredited)

JO
Jean Ozenne

Ritz Receptionist (uncredited)

MP
Marcelle Praince

Rich Woman (uncredited)

BS
Betty Schneider

Couple Drenched by Water Wagon (uncredited)

AT
Alexandre Trauner

Artist (uncredited)

AY
Audrey Young

Frank's Opera Date (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Billy Wilder
Written by
Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond, Claude Anet
Type
Movies
Released
1957
Runtime
130 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 18,630 ratings
Feels mostly
Love
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