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Crossing Hennessy

2010 · 105 min

A gentle, meandering romantic comedy that finds quiet warmth in awkward blind dates and family meddling, with a bittersweet undertow.

Directed by
Ivy Ho
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Overview
Two shopkeepers are set up on a blind date by well-meaning relatives, despite the fact that they both have somebody else on their minds.

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Directed by
Ivy Ho
Genres
Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • identity
  • isolation
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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