Film Language Tag: underscore
Nondiegetic music. Synonym
for "background music" (a term we prefer to avoid because it confuses the nondiegetic with background physical space in the image track), "underscoring," "accompaniment," "commentative music," "dramatic scoring,"
or just "scoring."
"From Her to Eternity", Wings of Desire
Damiel (Bruno Ganz) finds Marion (Solveig Dommartin) at bar during a Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds concert.
"Why Am I Me and Not You?", Wings of Desire
Damiel (Bruno Ganz) watches Marion (Solveig Dommartin) dance alone at a Crime & the City Solution concert.
96,000, In the Heights
Usnavi (Anthony Ramos) learns his corner-store sold a winning lottery ticket for a $96,000 pot.
A Big Storm, Steamboat Bill, Jr.
As a cyclone hits the town, William Canfield Jr. (Buster Keaton) tries to get to his father's ship and the town is destroyed around him.
A Friendship, Broken Blossoms
As Cheng (Richard Barthelmess) nurses Lucy (Lillian Gish) back to health, a bond begins to form.
A Loving Brother, Once Upon a Time in the West
Frank (Henry Fonda) rides to Sweetwater to face Harmonica (Charles Bronson) in a duel. Harmonica recalls how he gained his harmonica.
A New Camp, Grand Illusion
Rauffenstein (Erich von Stroheim) commands the Wintersborn camp that Boeldieu (Pierre Fresnay) and Marechal (Jean Gabin) have moved to.
A Recommendation, Bellissima
Maddalena asks Annnovazzi to help her get Maria a recommendation for the film role.
Abuela Claudia, In the Heights
Abuela Claudia (Olga Merediz) passes away during the heat of the blackout.
All Hope Gone, The Birth of a Nation
After giving aid to a fallen Union soldier, Ben Cameron leads the charge at the Battle of Petersburg and plants his battalion's flag in a Union canon before he is wounded.
All of them Witches, Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary calls her old Doctor for help.
An Epic of Peace, Wings of Desire
Cassiel (Otto Sander) follows Homer (Curt Bois) in the library and at the Berlin Wall.
Another Letter, Four Sons
Mother Bernle (Margaret Mann) receives a letter about Andreas' death.
Antique Store, The Night Porter
Lucia visits an antique store and finds a pink negligee.
Backsliders, Hypocrites, and Ex-Church Members, Hell-Bound Train
The hell-bound train has a coach for religious backsliders, hypocrites, atheists, and former church members.
Be My Victim, Candyman
Helen has her first encounter with the legendary Candyman.
Becoming Caligari, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Driven mad with obsession, the asylum director (Werner Krauss) decides to imitate Dr. Caligari.
Big Plans, The General
Johnnie (Buster Keaton) and Annabelle (Marion Mack) set fire to the Rock River Bridge and make their way to friendly lines.
Burning Bridge, The General
The Union Texas attempts to drive over the burning Rock River Bridge.
Buster and His Girl, The General
Finally back on his train The General, Johnnie Gray (Buster Keaton) and his fiancé Annabelle Lee (Marion Mack) are chased by a pair of Union trains.
Cabrini Green, Candyman
Helen and Bernadette explore the Cabrini Green Housing Projects.
Candidate Signal Detected, Contact
At the Very Large Array, Ellie (Jodie Foster) and her team receive a signal from the Vega star system.
Carneval del Barrio, In the Heights
Before leaving Washington Heights, Daniela (Daphne Rubin-Vega) gets the neighborhood on its feet again.
Catching a Bus, Umberto D.
Umberto tries but fails to procure the money he needs to pay his rent by encouraging Flike to beg on his behalf in Piazza della Rotonda and angling for a loan from two acquaintances catching their busses.
Chicken For Dinner, The Blot
Amelia (Claire Windsor) sees her mother (Margaret McWade) steal an uncooked chicken from a neighbors window.
Christmas, The Learning Tree
Newt's (Kyle Johnson) family have a pleasant Christmas morning while Marcus (Alex Clarke) is returned to Spitz Reformatory after an escape attempt.
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, Candyman
Trevor summons Helen.
Closing Sequence, Umberto D.
After Umberto's plan fails to give Flike to Daniela, a young girl that has befriended the dog at the park, he attempts to end it all.
Closing Sequence, Downsizing
Paul (Matt Damon) and Ngoc Lan (Hong Chau) return to a life of supporting community aid.
Closing Sequence, Jules and Jim
Jim (Henri Serre) meets up with Jules (Oskar Werner) and Catherine (Jeanne Moreau) for one last time.
Closing Sequence, The Learning Tree
Marcus (Alex Clarke) attempts to kill Newt (Kyle Johnson) for naming and indirectly killing his father Booker Savage (Richard Ward) for the murder of Jake Kiner (George Mitchell).
Closing Sequence , Hell-Bound Train
Death flags down the hell-bound train as it enters Hell.
Closing Sequence, The Dust of Time
On New Year's Day 2000, Eleni (Irène Jacob) dies. Spyros (Michel Piccoli) and Eleni (Tiziana Pfiffner) look out of the window.
Closing Sequence, Before Sunrise
Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Céline (Julie Delpy) both admit that they want to see each other again and agree to return to the train platform in six months.
Closing Sequence, Wings of Desire
Damiel (Bruno Ganz) lives with Marion (Solvieg Dommartin), and Cassiel (Otto Sander) watches over.
Closing Sequence, In a Lonely Place
Dix (Humphrey Bogart) becomes violent and strangles Laurel (Gloria Grahame) when he learns she planned to leave him. Lochner (Carl Benton Reid) calls to say they found Mildred's murderer.
Come with Me, The Story of a Three-Day Pass
Turner (Harry Baird) goes to a bar his first night in Paris and meets Miriam (Nicole Berger), whom he plans to go with to the beach the following day.
Compañero, Wings of Desire
Peter Falk (Peter Falk) senses Damiel's (Bruno Ganz) presence and offers his friendship.
Converting the Heathen, Broken Blossoms
Cheng Huan (Richard Barthelmess) is approached by two men, one of which is going to China to "convert the heathens."
Crash Course, The Exorcist
Chris shoots a scene and goes home.
Dangerous Tapes, The Conversation
Harry attempts to turn in his recordings.
Days and Nights on the Mountain, Brokeback Mountain
Ennnis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) and Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) herd sheep together at Brokeback Mountain.
Deckard Investigates in Chinatown, Blade Runner
Deckard inquires about a scale he found in Leon's apartment.
Diana's Toast, Our Dancing Daughters
Diana Medford (Joan Crawford) gets ready for a party at the yacht club, toasting herself with her father (Huntley Gordon) and guests before she leaves.
Diane and Camilla, Mulholland Drive
Camilla appears to desire Diane but then rejects her.
Diane Arranges a Hit, Mulholland Drive
Infuriated by Camilla’s engagement to Adam, Diane hires a hitman to kill her.
Discovering Acrophobia , Vertigo
Chasing a criminal over San Franciscan rooftops, detective Scottie Ferguson (James Stewart) slips and, hanging from a gutter, watches as his fellow policeman dies trying to save him.
Dorothy Dale School of Charm, Caught
Leonora (Barbara Bel Geddes) attends the Dorothy Dale (Natalie Schafer) School of Charm and becomes a model.
Efficiency at Home, The Scarecrow
The farmhand (Buster Keaton) and the farmer (Joe Keaton) sit down to a meal and manipulate their condiments through a system of levers and pulleys.
El Club Silencio, Mulholland Drive
After Rita remembers a clue, she and Betty visit El Club Silencio to try to decipher its significance.
Extra People, Wings of Desire
Damiel (Bruno Ganz) and Cassiel (Otto Sander) observe actor Peter Falk (Peter Falk) on a WWII-era film set.
Facemash, The Social Network
Mark and his roommates create Facemash and get it live for people to use.
Final Fight Scene and Closing Sequence, Teesri Manzil
The Prince hunts and tries to kill Anil for discovering how he killed his wife and Rupa. The Prince ends up dying when he falls off the roof, exactly how Rupa died. In a parallel to one of their first interactions, Anil and Sunita are on the train close together and in love. They both laugh with the man they met at the beginning of the movie.
Finally in Uniform, The General
As a reward for his bravery, Johnnie (Buster Keaton) finally gets to join the Confederate Army as a lieutenant.
Fixing a Clock, The Pawnshop
Pawnshop assistant (Charlie Chaplin) disassembles a customer's alarm clock but in the end informs him it cannot be fixed.
Fort Point, Vertigo
Madeleine (Kim Novak), apparently possessed by Carlotta, jumps into the water at Fort Point.
Get Ready, Once Upon a Time in America
In 1968, Noodles (Robert De Niro) reunites with Fat Moe (Larry Rapp) after having received a letter asking to rebury his friends.
Ghostly Driver, Nosferatu
Thomas Hutter (Gustav von Wangenheim) travels to Count Orlok's (Max Schreck) castle. When the coachmen won't take him any further, a ghostly coachman, Count Orlok in disguise, drives him to the castle.
Give Us a Smile, Broken Blossoms
Lucy (Lillian Gish) returns home to her alcoholic, belligerent father, ex-boxer Battling Burrows (Donald Crisp).
Good Morning, City Lights
After speeches commemorating a new monument to "Peace and Prosperity," the veil reveals the Little Tramp (Charlie Chaplin) asleep.
I Know What It Is To Forget, Hiroshima Mon Amour
A woman (Emmanuelle Riva) and a man (Eiji Okada) discuss modern Hiroshima.
In the Catacombs, Metropolis
Rotwang (Rudolf Klein-Rogge) chases Maria (Brigitte Helm) into the catacombs and kidnaps her.
Initial Spread, Contagion
Several people around the world develop serious symptoms from an unknown illness, including Beth Emhoff.
Isn't Money Enough?, Caught
Unhappy with her marriage to Ohlrig (Robert Ryan), Leonora (Barbara Bel Geddes) strikes out at his friend Franzi (Curt Bois).
It Was Always You, Candyman
Helen goes into the prepped bonfire to save Anne-Marie's baby.
June Walker, The Watermelon Woman
Cheryl (Cheryl Dunye) schedules a lunch with June Walker (Cheryl Clark).
Keaton is Everywhere, The Play House
Buster Keaton plays every role in the variety show, including the conductor, musicians, actors, and audience.
Life as a Chicken, Bread and Chocolate
Nino discovers that other Italian immigrants in Switzerland have it much worse than he does.
Lydia Brown, The Birth of a Nation
After meeting with Stoneman, Sumner meets the housekeeper, Lydia Brown.
Mad Dog, The Scarecrow
The farmhand (Buster Keaton) runs from a dog he believes is rabid.
Minority Reports, Minority Report
Dr. Hineman tells Chief Anderton about the existence of minority reports, revealing the fallibility of the precrime system.
Neil Recalls Brian’s Abuse by Coach, Mysterious Skin
Neil (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) recalls his own involvement in Brian (Brady Corbet)'s being abused by their Little League coach (Bill Sage) as children (played by Chase Ellison and George Webster respectively).
On the Ice, The Rink
The waiter (Charlie Chaplin) meets a girl (Edna Purviance) at a roller rink and out-skates and outwits Mr. Stout (Eric Campbell).
On the Production Line, Modern Times
The Tramp (Charlie Chaplin) gets stuck in his role on the assembly line and suffers a nervous breakdown.
Opening Scene, The Social Network
Mark Zuckerberg makes his way back to his dorm, after being dumped by his college girlfriend.
Opening Sequence, The Exorcist
An archaeologist finds a figurine while excavating ancient grounds.
Opening Sequence, Carrie
Carrie menstruates for the first time.
Opening Sequence, Candyman
The film opens on the city of Chicago.
Opening Sequence, Mulholland Drive
An unidentified woman in a limousine escapes the threatening men driving her unharmed after the car is involved in a collision.
Opening Sequence, In the Heights
Usnavi (Anthony Ramos) introduces el barrio.
Opening Sequence, Hell-Bound Train
The hell-bound train is conducted by the Devil. The first coach is dancing and bootlegging.
Opening Sequence, Caught
Leonora Eames (Barbara Bel Geddes) and her roommate Maxine (Ruth Brady) talk about finances and the future.
Paul Helps Ngoc Lan, Downsizing
After accidentally breaking Ngoc Lan’s (Hong Chau) prosthetic leg, Paul (Matt Damon) helps her in both her cleaning and community aid work.
Plotting in Monte Carlo, Foolish Wives
Count Wladislaw Sergius Karamzin (Erich von Stroheim) conspires with his cousins (Maude George and Mae Busch).
Prom Bloodbath, Carrie
Carrie unleashes her wrath upon the school.
Prom Queen, Carrie
Carrie is elected Prom Queen.
Pure Observer, Wings of Desire
Cassiel (Otto Sander) leaves Homer (Curt Bois) and finds a young man (Sigurd Rachman) about to commit suicide.
Race Riot, No Way Out
Following the death of Johnny Biddle, a race riot ensues between the white and black communities of the area.
Rotwang the Inventor (Restored Version from Giorgio Moroder, 1984), Metropolis
Joh Frederson (Alfred Abel), the master of Metropolis, meets with the inventor Rotwang (Rudolf Klein-Rogge) who reveals his newest creation: a robot made in the likeness of their shared love, Hel.
Seducing an American Wife, Foolish Wives
Count Wladislaw Sergius Karamzin (Erich von Stroheim) works on seducing the American Helen Hughes (Miss DuPont)
Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day, Nomadland
Fern (Frances McDormand) makes her way to visit Dave (David Strathairn)/
Stop Those Blues, Bring Hymn Book, Hell-Bound Train
The third coach of the hell-bound train is for jazz music.
Switching, Once Upon a Time in America
The gang (Robert De Niro, James Woods, James Hayden, William Forsythe) execute a mix-up of NYPD Captain Vincent Aiello's (Danny Aiello) son.
The Black Letter, Four Sons
Mother Bernle (Margaret Mann) receives a letter concerning her sons fighting in Russia.
The Bus, Eternity and a Day
With the boy (Achileas Skevis) set to depart in two hours, Alexandre (Bruno Ganz) and the boy take a bus ride and are joined by a protestor, an arguing couple, three musicians, and a poet (Fabrizio Bentivoglio).
The Crucifixion, Carrie
Carrie kills her mother.
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 Escape, Candyman
Helen summons Candyman to prove to her psychiatrist that he is real.
The Girl is Still Missing, Mulholland Drive
A series of phone calls confirms that the girl is still missing.
The Heavens Over Berlin (Opening Sequence), Wings of Desire
Damiel (Bruno Ganz) and Cassiel (Otto Sander), two angels, observe the lives and listen to the thoughts of Berliners.
The Mess, Chan Is Missing
Jo (Wood Moy) goes around Chinatown paranoid as Chan's disappearance becomes more mysterious.
The New Century, The Dust of Time
Jacob (Bruno Ganz) says goodbye to Spyros (Michel Piccoli) and drowns himself in the Spree river.
The Odessa Steps, Battleship Potemkin
A group of Cossacks attack a crowd of unarmed civilians at the Odessa steps. A baby carriage rolls down the steps as the Cossacks march.
The Postman, Four Sons
A normal day in a small Bavarian village as seen by a postman (Albert Gran).
The Prince, The Adventures of Prince Achmed
Prince Achmed and Pari Banu fall in love, but their happiness is threatened by the sorcerer, who lures Achmed away from his beloved into a pit, where he is attacked by a giant serpent.
The Tornado, The Learning Tree
A tornado tears through Cherokee Falls, and Newt (Kyle Johnson) is taken to safety by Big Mabel (Carol Lamond).
The Trial, The Godfather Part II
After returning home, Michael (Al Pacino) walks around his silent house. Later, he asks Mama Corleone (Morgana King) for advice.
The Vault, Downsizing
Paul (Matt Damon), Ngoc Lan (Hong Chau), and Dušan (Christoph Waltz) visit the community built by Dr. Asbjørnsen (Rolf Lassgård) and learn of an underground vault made as a refuge against human extinction.
The Wages of Sin, Hell-Bound Train
Immorality has a coach in the hell-bound train. Two couples engage in extramarital affairs.
The Wilson Family Encounters Their Doppelgangers, Us
Adelaide (Lupita Nyong'o) and Jason Wilson (Evan Alex) are in a room with their clones. Adelaide’s clone forces Jason Wilson and his clone to play while the clone gives her life story. Simultaneously Umbrae (Shahadi Wright) and Gabe Wilson (Winston Duke) fight their respective clones, finding crafty ways to outmatch their opponents. Eventually the family finds each other and leaves, surviving the encounter.
Thou Shall Not Steal, Hell-Bound Train
The hell-bound train has a coach for thieves and crooks. Two boys caught stealing apples become imprisoned.
Time Sure Flies, Once Upon a Time in the West
Frank (Henry Fonda) tries to persuade Harmonica (Charles Bronson) in selling him Jill's (Claudia Cardinale) land. Frank's men plan an ambush.
Two Days Before the Armistice, Four Sons
Joseph (James Hall) finds his brother Andreas (George Meeker) during his final moments.
Voices in the Library, Wings of Desire
Damiel (Bruno Ganz) and Cassiel (Otto Sander) join the rest of the angels at the library . Cassiel focuses on an old man named Homer (Curt Bois).
Voices of the Gods, In the Heights
Vanessa (Melissa Barrera) shows Usnavi (Anthony Ramos) her work and Usnavi decides to stay in Washington Heights.
What I Was Instructed to Tell Them, The Learning Tree
Newt (Kyle Johnson) argues with his teacher Miss McClintock (Peggy Rea) and is sent to the principal's office.
Why Be Such Fools?, Hell-Bound Train
The hell-bound train has room for gamblers and murderers. A man loses his wages and his life from gambling.
Wish I Knew How to Quit You, Brokeback Mountain
Ennis (Heath Ledger) and Jack (Jake Gyllenhaal) argue about not being together.
Yesterday, Once Upon a Time in America
Noodles (Robert De Niro) returns to Fat Moe's (Larry Rapp) to grab a key from a clock. Using the key to unlock a train locker, he discovers a suitcase full of newspapers. Noodles buys a ticket to Buffalo.
