Film Language Tag: overlapping dialogue
Mixing characters' speech to imitate the rhythm of speech; also may refer to dialogue that overlaps two scenes to effect a transition between them.
Acid Trip, Easy Rider
After leaving the Mardi Gras celebration, Wyatt (Peter Fonda), Billy (Dennis Hopper), and two prostitutes (Karen Black & Toni Basil) take LSD in the cemetery.
Bakery Riot, Rome, Open City
Pina and other townsfolk riot at a bakery to get more bread to eat.
Barbara Jean at Opryland, Nashville
Barbara Jean (Ronnee Blakley) performs at Opryland USA.
Botox Salon, The Great Beauty
Jep visits a botox salon and watches the customers get their treatments.
Buddy Deeds Ain't On Board, Lone Star
Mayor Hollins (Clifton James) tells the story of when Sheriff Charlie Wade (Kris Kristofferson) tried to get Buddy Deeds (Matthew McConaughey) into his business.
Candidate Signal Detected, Contact
At the Very Large Array, Ellie (Jodie Foster) and her team receive a signal from the Vega star system.
Closing Sequence, All About My Mother
Lola (Toni Canto) meets the third Esteban and talks with Manuela (Cecilia Roth) about the second. As Huma (Marisa Paredes) and Mario (Carlos Lozano) practice Federico Garcia Lorca's "Blood Wedding," Manuela leaves Barcelona again. Two years later, Manuela returns to Barcelona with the Third Esteban to attend a conference on AIDS.
Closing Sequence, 8½
After calling off the film, Guido's (Marcello Mastroianni) production team drags him to a press conference.
Closing Sequence, Rashomon
The woodcutter offers to take the abandoned baby and raise it as his own.
Crash Course, The Exorcist
Chris shoots a scene and goes home.
Drop the Act, Bellissima
Spartaco and Maddalena get into a domestic quarrel.
Family Dinner, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Sally wakes up to the family having dinner.
Fausto's Triumphant Return from his Honeymoon, I Vitelloni
Fausto (Franco Fabrizi) returns home from his honeymoon with Sandra (Leonora Ruffo) and dances with the vitelloni at their reunion.
Flashback to Paris, Casablanca
Rick remembers his time with Ilsa and the arrival of the Nazis in Paris.
Guido's Harem, 8½
Guido (Marcello Mastroianni) dreams of all the women in his life forming a harem that treats him like a king.
Highway Pileup, Nashville
The highway to the concert experiences a big pileup, and concertgoers find themselves in a traffic jam.
I Got Five on It, Us
Adelaide Wilson (Lupita Nyong'o), Gabe Wilson (Winston Duke), Jason Wilson (Evan Alex), and Zora Wilson (Shahadi Wright Joseph) begin to sing along to the car radio playing "I got 5 on it". The mother tells her son to "get in rhythm", but she proceeds to snap her fingers off beat.
Joy and Eleanor's Resolution, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Joy (Stephanie Hsu) and her mother Eleanor (Michelle Yeoh) finally make amends.
La Marseillaise, Casablanca
Laszlo rallies everyone to sing La Marseillaise louder than the German officers' singing.
Luciano's Courtyard, Reality
Luciano's friends and relatives celebrate his efforts at the audition.
Mary Goes to Court, Hidden Figures
Mary petitions the court to take classes at Hampton High School so she can become an engineer.
Mima's Scene, Perfect Blue
Mima (Junko Iwao) films the rape scene for the drama she is starring in.
Moraldo's Father Catches the Thieves, I Vitelloni
Over dinner, Moraldo's father (Enrico Viarisio) finds out that his son and son-in-law have stolen a statue. Through this outburst, Sandra (Leonora Ruffo) finds out an important secret about her husband.
Nondirection and Direction, Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
Members of the crew have a discussion led by production manager Bob Rosen (Bob Rosen) and soundman Jonathan Gordon (Jonathan Gordon) over William Greaves' directing capabilities.
Not That Kind of Woman, The Watermelon Woman
Cheryl (Cheryl Dunye) and Diana (Guinevere Turner) visit Martha Page's sister (Patricia Ellis).
Opening Sequence, Nashville
Opening credits and Haven Hamilton (Henry Gibson) records a song while Opal (Geraldine Chaplin) prepares to write about it.
Opening Sequence, Fruitvale Station
Couple Oscar (Michael B. Jordan) and Sophina (Melonie Diaz) discuss their New Year's resolutions. At the Fruitvale BART station, White officers detain Black citizens, and Officer Ingram fires a gunshot.
Opening Sequence (Part 1), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
A prologue: the narrator (Cate Blanchett) explains the creation and distribution of the rings and the destruction and war the Master Ring has brought upon Middle-earth. After the war, the Ring is found by Gollum (Andy Serkis) and then Bilbo Baggins (Ian Holm).
Paparazzo and Miracle, La Dolce Vita
The paparazzi try to capture photos of the family who first tell them about the children who saw the Madonna.
Pina's Death, Rome, Open City
Don Pietro and Marcello hide weapons while The Gestapo raid the apartment, taking Francesco away as a prisoner. They shoot Pina dead as she chases after him.
Projection Room, Citizen Kane
Journalists speculate over Kane's death and reporter Jerry Thompson is tasked with the job of investigating further.
Science and Faith, Contact
Ellie’s (Jodie Foster) work at the Very Large Array gains global attention and many types of visitors flock to the site.
She's Beautiful, Bellissima
Maddalena returns hope with a sleeping Maria only to find the filmmakers waiting at her house with a contract.
Sylvia's Arrival, La Dolce Vita
The famous actress, Sylvia, lands in Rome.
The Council of Elrond, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The council discusses the fate of the ring--how to destroy it and who should do so. Frodo (Elijah Wood) volunteers, others volunteer to help him, and the Fellowship of the Ring is created.
The Joads Go to California, The Grapes of Wrath
The Joad family and the former preacher (John Carradine) drive from Oklahoma to California in search of jobs. The trip is too much for Grandpa (Charley Grapewin), who dies on the way.
The Visit: The Grotesque Presentation, The Fly
Veronica (Geena Davis) visits Seth Brundle’s (Jeff Goldblum) loft-laboratory, and he presents his fly-like transformation to her, as they bond through the abject and despair of his physical and psychological disintegration.
The Yardbirds, Blow-Up
Thomas follows the woman into a club and finds out The Yardbirds are playing.
Theo Drinks and Listens, Children of Men
Jasper talks about Theo's romance with Julian and their child.
Tilda Spernanzoni, Bellissima
Tilda Spernanzoni visits the Cecconis to teach Maria how to act.
Tracking Beth, Contagion
Dr. Leonara Orantes and Sun Feng track Beth Emhoff's behavior after contracting the virus.
Watanabe's Last Days, Ikiru
The mourners reflect on Watanabe's (Takashi Shimura)last days and his motives for dedicating himself to building the playground.
We Should Have Talked About Each Other, Breathless
Patricia and Michel discuss their feelings for each other in light of Patricia's betrayal of Michel to the police.
What Do Kids Know?, Magnolia
The quiz show occurs as we see bits of the lives of other characters, including Frank (Tom Cruise), Linda (Julianne Moore), and Phil (Phillip Seymour Hoffman)
What is Real, A Nightmare on Elm Street
Nancy falls asleep in class and dreams of Freddy.
You Are Not Unlovable, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Eleanor (Michelle Yeoh) shows Deidre (Jamie Lee Curtis) and everyone else fighting her the power of love.
