Film Language Tag: soft lighting
Diffused, low-contrast lighting that reduces or eliminates hard edges and shadows and can be more flattering when filming people.
A Recommendation, Bellissima
Maddalena asks Annnovazzi to help her get Maria a recommendation for the film role.
Anna and Giulia, The Conformist
Anna helps Giulia get ready and try on a new dress.
Art Party, The Great Beauty
Jep and Ramona go to an art party.
Burt Lancaster, Bellissima
Maddalena and Spartaco reconcile after an exhausting evening.
Carmela's Last Stand, Paisan
Carmela (Carmela Sazio) finds Joe (Robert Van Loon) and retaliates against the German soldiers.
Celebration With Italo, The Conformist
Marcello joins Italo at a celebration with other blind people.
Clementine the Tangerine, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Hearing Patrick's voice during the procedure triggers Joel to relive various memories, including the first time he called Clementine "Tangerine."
Closing Sequence, Handsome Antonio
After hearing the news that the maid Santuzza (Patrizia Bini) is pregnant by Antonio (Marcello Mastroianni), Edoardo (Tomas Milian) calls him to congratulate him.
Closing Sequence, Pan's Labyrinth
Ofelia makes the ultimate sacrifice and Vidal receives an appropriate punishment.
Closing Sequence, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
The Man (George O'Brien), while assaulting the Woman (Margaret Livingston), finds out what happened to the Wife (Janet Gaynor) in the storm.
Closing Sequence, Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Marianne (Noémie Merlant) recalls the last time she saw Heloise (Adèle Haenel).
Closing Sequence, Carrie
Sue is terrorized by dreams of Carrie.
Did the Deed, Sound of Metal
After leaving to get cochlear implant surgery, Ruben (Riz Ahmed) returns to the community to talk with Joe (Paul Raci).
Dinner Time, Rear Window
After coming over for dinner, Lisa (Grace Kelly) asks Jefferies about his future. Jefferies (James Stewart) becomes particularly interested in the Thorwalds (Raymond Burr, Irene Winston).
Ending Sequence, Bessie
After the Great Depression stunted her career, Bessie (Queen Latifah) begins to perform again. She meets producer John Hammond (Bryan Greenberg), who helps reinvigorate her career. Amidst new success, Bessie reflects on her life
Eternal Gardens, Metropolis
Freder sees Maria for the first time while he is in the Eternal Gardens.
Faith, Philadelphia
Andrew Becket (Tom Hanks) is promoted to senior associate at a prestigious law firm in Philadelphia.
Flashback to Paris, Casablanca
Rick remembers his time with Ilsa and the arrival of the Nazis in Paris.
Get to Know Joe, A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Gigolo Joe seduces a woman using his perfectly engineered charm.
Glasses in the Canal, Ratcatcher
James (William Eadie) befriends Margaret Anna (Leanna Mullen), a local girl bullied by the local gang.
Help Me Find My Family, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Marcel (Jenny Slate), determined to find his family, goes on livestream.
I migliori anni della nostra vita, Il Divo
Andreotti discusses the charges against him with his wife.
Jep Castigates Stefa, The Great Beauty
Jep comments on Stefa's way of life after she asks him to be upfront.
Kane and Susan Meet, Citizen Kane
Kane and Susan meet for the first time.
Keys to Rome, The Great Beauty
Gep and Ramona are led by Stefano on a night-time tour through Rome's most famous palazzi.
La volontà di Dio, Il Divo
Andreotti is interviewed by the head of a famous newspaper.
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.
Max and Lucia Meet Again, The Night Porter
Max sees Lucia again while working as a porter at the Volksoper Hotel.
Micah and Jo Wake Up Together, Medicine for Melancholy
After an apparent one-night stand, Micah (Wyatt Cenac) and Jo (Tracey Heggins) quietly observe each other while getting ready to leave their host (John Thurgood)'s now largely empty loft apartment. The party host invites them to stay for breakfast on their way out but they leave anyway.
My Favorite Things, Vanilla Sky
David meets Sophia at his birthday party, where a hologram of John Coltrane performs.
My Salvation, Cotton Comes to Harlem
Coffin Ed Johnson (Raymond St. Jacques) and Deke O'Malley (Calvin Lockhart) fight in the prop room of the Apollo Theater.
Opening Sequence, Carrie
Carrie menstruates for the first time.
Pilar's Story, For Whom the Bell Tolls
Pilar recalls a time when Pablo was different and they first fought the Nationalists.
Pina and Francesco, Rome, Open City
Francesco comforts Pina about the war.
Prom Queen, Carrie
Carrie is elected Prom Queen.
Retrieving The Key, Pan's Labyrinth
Ofelia completes the first task and retrieves the key from the giant toad.
Return to Reason, Return to Reason
One of the first Dadaist films, showcasing Ray's use of photograms.
Rick Deckard, Blade Runner 2049
K talks to Deckard about his child.
Sam Cooke's Boston Performance, One Night in Miami...
Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Anir) recounts the story of Sam Cooke's (Leslie Odom Jr.) performance for an angry crowd in Boston.
Sayuri's Performance, Memoirs of a Geisha
Chiyo (Ziyi Zhang), who adopts the geisha name Sayuri, performs at her mizuage, a coming of age ceremony.
Shinier Than Any Ant, Adaptation.
Susan, under the influence of orchid powder, shares a tender moment with Laroche.
Silver-Tongued Devil, Django Unchained
Doctor Schultz reunites Django and Broomhilda.
Soul Mates, Adaptation.
Laroche explains the unique relationship between orchids and their pollinators.
The Antiques Dealer, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
Sam visits the antiques shop where one of the victims worked and tries to track down the painting bought by the assailant.
The Book of Crossroads, Pan's Labyrinth
Ofelia reads the book that the faun gave her.
The Death of Gaby, Everybody's Woman
Gaby commits suicide.
The Eye, Un Chien Andalou
Luis Buñuel cuts the eye of a woman with a sharpened razor.
The Farandole, The Conformist
Anna and Giulia dance the Farandole along with the guests at the dance hall as Marcello and Manganiello watch.
