Film Language Tag: complex storytelling
Forms of complex storytelling may range from the interweaving of multiple plotlines to forking-path narratives and network naratives, with plots often involving failures or tricks of memory experienced by a character that are narrated from that character's point of view.
6 Film Clips
Closing Sequence, Rashomon
The woodcutter offers to take the abandoned baby and raise it as his own.
Closing Sequence, Minority Report
Burgess decide whether to spare Anderton or to kill him, with his freedom or his life’s work hanging in the balance.
Dead Men Don't Lie, Rashomon
The priest, the commoner, and the woodcutter wonder about the plausibility of the dead samurai's account.
The Noblewoman's Testimony, Rashomon
The noblewoman recounts her version of the incident in the woods at court.
The Radio Station, The Conformist
Marcello visits his friend, Italo at the radio station.
Wars and Earthquakes, Rashomon
The woodcutter, the priest, and the commoner reflect upon the story they just discussed.