Film Language Tag: monologue
Most simply, a dramatic utterance that is not dialogue; a speech of extended length and internal coherence, delivered by a single speaker, that does not include another's response.
"From Her to Eternity", Wings of Desire
Damiel (Bruno Ganz) finds Marion (Solveig Dommartin) at bar during a Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds concert.
"Rose Tint My World", The Rocky Horror Picture Show
After being frozen by Dr. Frank N. Turner (Tim Curry), Columbia (Nell Campbell), Rocky (Peter Hinwood), Brad (Barry Bostwick), and Janet (Susan Sarandon) reflect on their experiences by singing "Rose Tint My World."
Adelaide Confronts Red, Us
Adelaide Wilson (Lupita Nyong'o) confronts Red (Lupita Nyong'o) who has captured her son, Jason Wilson (Evan Alex). As Adelaide creeps up behind Red, weapon in hand, Red begins a monologue about her life as a tethered. The monologue is overlayed with images of Adelaide and Red as young girls. The twist that Adelaide was originally a tethered is revealed.
All is Grace (Closing Sequence), Diary of a Country Priest
The priest (Claude Laydu) passes away. His friend Dufrety (Bernard Hubrenne) recounts his final moments in a letter to the priest of Torcy (Adrien Borel).
An Epic of Peace, Wings of Desire
Cassiel (Otto Sander) follows Homer (Curt Bois) in the library and at the Berlin Wall.
Are You Watching Closely?, The Prestige
John Cutter outlines the three stages of a magic trick to a young girl while Angier drowns in a water tank in front of Borden.
Bernadine Gets Revenge , Waiting to Exhale
After her husband leaves her, Bernadine (Angela Bassett) gets rid of all of his things.
Blank Negative Pictures, Ulysses' Gaze
A (Harvey Keitel) meets Kali (Maia Morgenstern) on the train to Skopje.
Buffalo Bill Talks to the Ghost of Sitting Bull, Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
Buffalo Bill (Paul Newman) talks to the recently deceased Sitting Bull (Frank Kaquitts).
Butch's Conversations at the Bar, Pulp Fiction
Butch (Bruce Willis) speaks to Marcellus Wallace (Irving Rameses Rhames), who explains the terms of a fighting match Butch has agreed to participate in. Afterwards, Butch interacts with Wallace's acquaintances at the bar.
Case File #117-616, Certain Women
Laura (Laura Dern) enters the building and finds Fuller (Jared Harris) and the hostage (Joshua T. Fonokalafi). Fuller asks Laura to read his case file, after which he attempts to escape.
Check Out (Closing Sequence), The Halfway House
Rhys (Mervyn Johns) reveals what brought the travelers to The Halfway House.
Circus Alekan, Wings of Desire
Damiel (Bruno Ganz) watches a trapeze artist named Marion (Solveig Dommartin), who learns her group Circus Alekan will be closing.
Closing Sequence, Jobs
Steve Jobs (Ashton Kutcher) records dialogue for Apple’s “Think Different” commercial.
Closing Sequence, 8½
After calling off the film, Guido's (Marcello Mastroianni) production team drags him to a press conference.
Closing Sequence , Ulysses' Gaze
Ivo (Erland Josephson), Naomi (Maia Morgenstern), and the rest of the Levy family are massacred. A (Harvey Keitel) watches the completed Manaki brothers film.
Closing Sequence, The Grey Zone
After the rebellion, the SS execute the Sonderkommandos who survived (David Arquette, David Chandler).
Closing Sequence, The Watermelon Woman
Cheryl (Cheryl Dunye) presents her research on the Watermelon Woman (Lisa Marie Bronson).
Closing Sequence , Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Mr. Drayton (Spencer Tracy) reveals his final thoughts on the marriage between his daughter, Joanna (Katharine Houghton) and her fiancé John (Sidney Poitier).
Closing Sequence, Sunset Boulevard
During their fight, Norma (Gloria Swanson) shoots Joe (William Holden).
Confessione, Il Divo
Andreotti shares his thoughts on all the accusations and rumors.
Cora and Luther Talk, No Way Out
Husband and wife Cora (Mildred Joanne Smith) and Luther (Sidney Poitier) Brooks share a moment after Luther comes back home from work.
Em Explains the History of the Haywood Family Business, Nope
Emerald Haywood and Otis "OJ" Haywood Jr. introduce their family business on a film set, while explaining the needs and restrictions of the horse who will be in the scene. When the horse is spooked by a mirror, the wranglers are fired and the live horse is replaced by CGI.
Eula's Speech, Daughters of the Dust
Eula (Alva Rogers) pleads with the family to change their mindset before they leave Ibo Landing.
Feelings Unspoken, Nostalgia
Andrei (Oleg Yankovsky) talks with a little girl named Angela.
Flagellants, The Seventh Seal
During a stage show, a group of flagellants interrupt the show and a preacher (Anders Ek) lectures the crowd while Antonious Block (Max von Sydow) and his party looks on.
Grapes, Maria Full of Grace
Maria (Catalina Sandino Moreno) meets up with Lucy (Guilied Lopez), a more experienced mule.
Guido's Harem, 8½
Guido (Marcello Mastroianni) dreams of all the women in his life forming a harem that treats him like a king.
Her Forgetting, Hiroshima Mon Amour
She (Emmanuelle Riva) tells him (Eiji Okada) about recovering from her German lover's (Bernard Fresson) death.
Hilary Gets Fired, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Christina (Katharine Hepburn) confronts Hilary (Virginia Christine) about her reaction to John (Sidney Poitier) and Joanna's (Katherine Houghton) engagement.
I Want You to Hit Me, Fight Club
Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) encourages The Narrator (Edward Norton) to stay over at his place. Once that's settled he asks him to hit him. The Narrator then gives us a backstory for Durden. It flashes back to the present and The Narrator hits Durden, starting the first fight of the movie and the beginning of fight club.
I'm a Soul Man, Soul Man
Mark (C. Thomas Howell) and his friend Gordon (Arye Gross) make their way to their home for the next four years: Harvard Law School
Ibo Landing, Daughters of the Dust
Eula (Alva Rogers) and Eli (Adisa Anderson) Peazant recall the story of Ibo Landing.
Jep Castigates Stefa, The Great Beauty
Jep comments on Stefa's way of life after she asks him to be upfront.
Kwame Ture Speech, BlacKkKlansman
Civil Rights leader Kwame Ture (Corey Hawkins) recites a speech at a local rally hosted by the Black Student Union. Ron Stallworth (John David Washington) attends, going in undercover on behalf of the police as Philip Zimmerman (Adam Driver) and Jimmy Creek (Michael Buscemi) listen in. Ture speaks on the need to embrace Blackness and Black beauty, police brutality, opposition to the Vietnam war, and the fight for racial equality.
La volontà di Dio, Il Divo
Andreotti is interviewed by the head of a famous newspaper.
Layman's Language, Chan Is Missing
Jo (Wood Moy) and Steve (Marc Hayashi) meet a lawyer (Judi Nihei) who is representing Chan and is also looking for him.
Left Hand, Right Hand, The Night of the Hunter
Harry (Robert Mitchum) charms Willa Harper (Shelley Winters), the widow of a thief, and her children John (Billy Chapin) and Pearl (Sally Jane Bruce).
Little League Coach Abuses Neil, Mysterious Skin
Recollecting a past trauma, Neil (Joseph Gordon-Levitt voicing, played by Chase Ellison in childhood flashback) recalls a time when, after a game, his little league coach (Bill Sage) flatters, plays with, and finally sexually abuses him.
Lynching of Jesse Washington Story x Klan Induction Ceremony, BlacKkKlansman
Jerome Turner (Harry Belafonte) recounts the lynching of Jesse Washington at a Civil Rights rally as it is cross cut with Philip Zimmerman's (Adam Driver) - posing as a white version of Ron Stallworth (John David Washington) - induction into the KKK. Turner describes in detail the murder and we go back and forth between this and David Duke's (Topher Grace) white nationalist speech. All the while, Stallworth is watching the induction ceremony happen from a window.
Martha Confesses Her Feelings, The Children's Hour
Martha (Shirley MacLaine) reveals to Karen (Audrey Hepburn) that she's in love with her.
Michael Attempts Suicide, An Early Frost
Despairing at his prognosis, Michael Pierson (Aidan Quinn) attempts in his parents' garage. His father, Nick (Ben Gazzara) discovers and stops him; after a brief interjection from Katherine, Nick's mother (Gena Rowlands) the two have a lengthy confrontation.
Mrs. Prentice Monologue, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Mrs. Prentice(Beah Richards) explains to Joanna's father(Spencer Tracy)why she believes he and her husband are against their respective children getting married to each other.
Nobody Knows, Paisan
Joe (Dots Johnson) drunkenly sings and acts for Pasquale (Alfonsino Bovino)
Opening Credits, The Landlord
The film opens with shots of the Park Slope neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, while trust-fund kid Elgar (Beau Bridges) details his plans to renovate a building in the area
Opening Sequence, The Story of a Three-Day Pass
Turner (Harry Baird), an American G.I. stationed in France, receives a promotion and a three-day outing pass from his captain (Hal Brav).
Opening Sequence, Malcolm X
Malcolm X (Denzel Washington) gives a speech.
Opening Sequence, The Godfather
Don Vito Coreleone (Marlon Brando) listens to requests on the day of his daughter's wedding.
Opening Sequence, BlacKkKlansman
The famous scene from Gone with the Wind, in which Scarlett O’Hara searches for Dr. Meade among the dead and dying in the Atlanta train yard, segues to Dr. Kennebrew Beauregard’s tirade against Black Americans.
Opening Sequence, Jobs
Steve Jobs (Ashton Kutcher) introduces the iPod at an Apple town hall meeting.
Opening Sequence, Losing Ground
Professor Sara Rogers (Seret Scott) teaches a class on logic.
Opening Sequence, The Joy Luck Club
June (Ming-Na Wen) recounts an allegory following a woman immigrating from China to the US. She brings a swan with her, intending to gift it to her future American daughter. However, an immigration officer confiscates the swan, and the mother is left with a feather.
Opening Sequence, The Joy Luck Club
June (Ming-Na Wen) recounts an allegory following a woman immigrating from China to the US. She brings a swan with her, intending to gift it to her future American daughter. However, an immigration officer confiscates the swan, and the mother is left with a feather.
Opening Sequence, Making Love
Claire (Kate Jackson) and Bart (Harry Hamlin) deliver monologues about Zack (Michael Ontkean), who was Claire's husband and Bart's lover.
Opera, Philadelphia
Andrew Becket (Tom Hanks) shares his love for opera with Joe Miller (Denzel Washington) in an intimate display of friendship and camaraderie.
Oscar Witnesses a Hit-And-Run, Fruitvale Station
Stopping for gas, Oscar (Michael B. Jordan) befriends a stray dog who, moments later, gets injured in a hit-and-run.
Out of Trouble, Foxy Brown
Link (Antonio Fargas) explains to his sister (Pam Grier) the reason that he was in danger.
Parzival's Monologue, Ready Player One
Parzival reminds his fellow players that they must work together to stop IOI from taking control of the OASIS.
Prognosis, Fruitvale Station
Wanda (Octavia Spencer) waits at the hospital to hear of her son Oscar's (Michael B. Jordan) prognosis after being shot by a BART police officer. A doctor informs her and other loved ones that Oscar is not responding well to treatment, prompting Wanda to lead a prayer for him. However, Oscar dies.
Pure Observer, Wings of Desire
Cassiel (Otto Sander) leaves Homer (Curt Bois) and finds a young man (Sigurd Rachman) about to commit suicide.
Puttin' on the Ritz, Young Frankenstein
Frederick (Gene Wilder) and his Monster (Peter Boyle) put on a classy dance performance to "Putting' On the Ritz" until the crowd gets rowdy and things go south.
Radio Raheem Goes to Sal's, Do the Right Thing
Radio Raheem (Bill Nunn) shows off his “Love” and “Hate” rings to Mookie (Spike Lee) before going to Sal’s to order some pizza
Red Light, Paris, Texas
Ann (Aurore Clément) tells Travis (Harry Dean Stanton) in confidence that she knows Jane (Nastassja Kinski) is alive and in Houston.
Romano's Monologue, The Great Beauty
Romano presents his monologue to the audience.
Sam Cooke and Malcolm X Argue, One Night in Miami...
Sam Cooke (Leslie Odom Jr.) and Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir) argue over about their roles in the Civil Rights Movement.
Sempre Una Serva, Marriage Italian Style
Filumena argues with Domenico about how he has always treated her.
Sergeant Rutledge Breaks Down, Sergeant Rutledge
While giving his testimony, Sergeant Rutledge (Woody Strode) breaks down at Captain Shattuck's (Carleton Young) testimony.
She's Beautiful, Bellissima
Maddalena returns hope with a sleeping Maria only to find the filmmakers waiting at her house with a contract.
Spiritual Awakening, Malcolm X
Malcolm X (Denzel Washington) travels to Mecca after breaking with the Nation of Islam.
Steiner and Marcello II, La Dolce Vita
Steiner philosophises to Marcello about his hopes and worries.
Sweet Mulberries, Taste of Cherry
Mr. Badii (Homayoun Ershadi) picks up a man (Abdolrahman Bagheri), who tells him about his attempted suicide in 1960.
The Albanian Border, Eternity and a Day
Alexandre (Bruno Ganz) drives the boy (Achileas Skevis) to the Albanian border.
The Bird and the Slug, Old Joy
Kurt (Will Oldham) tells Mark (Daniel London) about an incident from the day before that reminded him of a dream.
The Color of His Skin, Soul Man
Gordon (Arye Gross) defends his friend (C. Thomas Howell) in Harvard Court and asks that Professor Banks (James Earl Jones) and the jury have mercy on Mark
The Color of His Skin, Soul Man
Gordon (Arye Gross) defends his friend (C. Thomas Howell) in Harvard Court and asks that Professor Banks (James Earl Jones) and the jury have mercy on Mark
The Dressing Room, The Grey Zone
Oberscharführer Muhsfeldt (Harvey Keitel) finds out the Sonderkommandos (David Arquette, David Chandler, Steve Buscemi, Daniel Benzali) and Dr. Nyiszli (Allan Corduner) are hiding a girl (Kamelia Grigorova).
The Drive West (Closing Sequence), 25th Hour
Monty (Edward Norton) is driven by his father (Brian Cox) to prison. His father gives Monty a vision of a future where he avoids imprisonment.
The Ideal Woman, 8½
While pondering the specifics of his film, Guido (Marcello Mastroianni) envisions his ideal actress Claudia (Claudia Cardinale) again.
The Murder of Paul Allen, American Psycho
Patrick (Christian Bale) hosts Paul Allen (Jared Leto) at his home and plays 'Hip To Be Square' by Huey Lewis and the News while preparing for murder.
The Picket Line, Salt of the Earth
Esperanza (Rosaura Revueltas) describes how women got involved in the picket line that the miners formed to protest their working conditions.
The Right Kind of Man, Nostalgia
Eugenia (Domiziana Giordano) grows frustrated with Andrei (Oleg Yankovsky) for not becoming intimate with her.
The Vampire's Fate, Shadow of the Vampire
The film crew, knowing Max Schreck (Willem Dafoe) is a vampire, attempt to let in the sunlight to kill Schreck. But Schreck had sabotaged the door, trapping them all inside. Schreck kills Fritz (Cary Elwes) and Albin (Udo Kier) and Murnau (John Malkovich) doesn't stop filming. In the end, the crew arrives and kills Schreck, and Murnau asks for an endboard.
The Watermelon Woman, The Watermelon Woman
Cheryl (Cheryl Dunye) explains her project on the Watermelon Woman.
This Secret World, Frances Ha
Frances describes what she wants in a relationship at a dinner party.
Tillie Confronts John, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Tillie (Isabel Sanford) confronts John (Sidney Porter) while he is changing in his room.
Wai-Tung Exercises While Simon Works, The Wedding Banquet
Wai-Tung (Winston Chao) works out while a voiceover of his mother discusses his father's health and Wai-Tung's prospects for an arranged marriage. Wai-Tung calls his partner, Simon (Mitchell Lichtenstein), to cancel plans before bumping into an old acquaintance.
We're Not Crazy We're Serious, Nostalgia
Domenico (Erland Josephson) holds a demonstration in Rome and self-immolates. Andrei (Oleg Yankovsky) returns to Bagno Vignoni to fulfill his promise to Domenico.
Where Are You Taking Me?, The Weeping Meadow
After seeing the corpse of her son Yannnis and receiving a four-year old letter from dead Alexis (Nikos Poursanidis), Eleni (Alexandra Aidini) is taken in by some remorseful women (Toula Stathopoulou).
