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You Are the Apple of My Eye

2011 · 109 min

Nostalgic and playful, drifting from goofy schoolboy pranks into a soft ache of missed chances and remembered youth.

Directed by: Giddens Ko
Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Starring: Kai Ko, Michelle Chen, Steven Hao

Tagline: Do you still remember your high school days?
Overview: A group of close friends who attend a private school all have a debilitating crush on the sunny star pupil, Shen Chia-yi. The only member of the group who claims not to is Ko Ching-teng, but he ends up loving her as well.

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Directed by: Giddens Ko
Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Starring: Kai Ko, Michelle Chen, Steven Hao

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
love
friendship
memory
grief
Places: school
small town
home
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	8
Romance	7
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	6

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