Movie

Only Fools Fall in Love

1995 · 102 min

A light, comic romance that slides into gentle melodrama, with quarrels, guilt, and nursing a helpless man back to himself.

Overview: Poor girl meets rich boy as they quarrel over a stinky tofu seller's once a year delicacy. His brother pays her to marry the brother so he can stage an assassination attempt. The attempt doesn't succeed but the man is reduced to the level of an idiot child and the girl looks after him because of her guilt. She nurses him back to health so that he can resume his place as head of the family.
How it feels: Light, romantic, absurd and warm. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Love, guilt, family, class
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
guilt
family
class
healing
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild