Film Language Tag: setting
1. The time and place where a story takes place. 2. The location where filming takes place.
"A Lovely Night", La La Land
Mia (Emma Stone) and Seb (Ryan Gosling) try to find their cars after the party.
A Discovery, Landscape in the Mist
Voula (Tania Palaiologou) and Alexandros (Michalis Zeke) reunite with Orestes (Stratos Tzortzoglou), who takes them to the beach.
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 Man in a Fix, Paris, Texas
Walt (Dean Stockwell) travels to Texas to find his brother Travis (Harry Dean Stanton).
A New Discovery, 2001: A Space Odyssey
Another monolith is discovered buried on the moon's surface.
Always Green, Everliving, Vertigo
Scottie (James Stewart) and Madeleine (Kim Novak) wander together, walking amongst the redwoods.
Bagby Springs, Old Joy
Mark (Daniel London) and Kurt (Will Oldham) finally arrive at Bagby Hot Springs.
Born to Be Sacrificed , Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
Lajjo (Farida Jalal) notices her daughter, Simran (Kajol), looking distraught. She then proceeds to have a conversation with her about the sacrifices women need to make in their lives for men. This convinces Simran in the moment to marry Kuljeet (Parmeet Sethi), and forget about Raj (Shah Rukh Khan).
Cabrini Green, Candyman
Helen and Bernadette explore the Cabrini Green Housing Projects.
Celia, Losing Ground
Victor (Bill Gunn) asks Celia (Maritza Rivera) if he can paint her. Sara (Seret Scott) comes home and is wary of Celia.
Closing Sequence, A Nightmare on Elm Street
Everything is back to normal..or so it seems?
Closing Sequence, Carrie
Sue is terrorized by dreams of Carrie.
Controlling Fear, Donnie Darko
Students watch and discuss "Controlling Fear."
Damien's Dream, The Exorcist
Damien dreams about his mother and foresees her death.
Dave's Evaluation, 2001: A Space Odyssey
Hal asks Dave whether or not he sees the mission as strange or suspiscious, and admits to evaluating his psychology.
Deckard Investigates in Chinatown, Blade Runner
Deckard inquires about a scale he found in Leon's apartment.
Deus Ex Machina, Adaptation.
Susan and Leroache chase Charlie through the swamp.
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.
Driving Back, Old Joy
Mark (Daniel London) and Kurt (Will Oldham) leave the hot springs and drive back to the city.
Driving with Travis, Paris, Texas
Walt (Dean Stockwell) and Travis (Harry Dean Stanton) drive from Texas to Los Angeles.
Dust and Stone, Taste of Cherry
Mr. Badii (Homayoun Ershadi) wanders a construction site alone.
Expression of Faith in A Foreign Place, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
Raj (Shah Rukh Khan) and Simran (Kajol) visit a church in Switzerland. Simran prays in front of the altar while Raj jokes around. After Simran’s departure from the scene, Raj prays for Simran as well.
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.
Fort Point, Vertigo
Madeleine (Kim Novak), apparently possessed by Carlotta, jumps into the water at Fort Point.
Frozen Charles River, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Joel (Jim Carrey) and Clementine (Kate Winslet) go on a date to the frozen Charles River.
Go Find Her, Paris, Texas
Travis (Harry Dean Stanton) tells Hunter (Hunter Carson) he is leaving to go find Jane (Nastassja Kinski), but Hunter insists on coming with.
Hal Takes Control, 2001: A Space Odyssey
Hal cuts the life support of the Discovery's crew and refuses to let Dave back into the ship.
Hey, Selim, Eternity and a Day
Alexandre (Bruno Ganz) and the boy (Achileas Skevis) go to the morgue to see the body of Selim, the boy's friend who brought him to Greece.
Is This Sarajevo?, Ulysses' Gaze
A (Harvey Keitel) arrives to a besieged Sarajevo.
Ivo Levy, Ulysses' Gaze
A (Harvey Keitel) meets Ivo Levy (Erland Josephson), the film archivist who worked on the three Malaki brothers reels.
Just Breathe, In the Heights
Nina (Leslie Grace), home from Stanford, worries about the expectations and responsibilities on her shoulders.
Lip Reading, 2001: A Space Odyssey
Hal watches as Dave and Frank discuss how they'll act if it is true that Hal made a mistake.
Mozart Won't Help, Vertigo
In the aftermath of Madeleine's (Kim Novak) death, Scottie (James Stewart) becomes practically catatonic.
Old Man River, Show Boat
Joe (Paul Robeson) sings about the Mississippi River.
Opening Sequence, The Piano
Ada McGrath (Holly Hunter) plays the piano.
Opening Sequence, In the Heights
Usnavi (Anthony Ramos) introduces el barrio.
Piano on the Beach, The Piano
George Baines (Harvey Keitel) takes Ada (Holly Hunter) and her daughter Flora (Anna Paquin) to the beach to play her piano.
Pig Slaughter, Carrie
Billy kills a pig for Chris.
Pigeons, Mustard Fields, and New Connections, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
Raj (Shah Rukh Khan), and Chaudhry Baldev Singh (Amrish Puri) have a conversation about what being an Indian means in the context of being an NRI (Non-Resident Indian) in a mustard field in Punjab, India. Baldev and Raj feed pigeons as they speak to each other. Raj uses the metaphor of pigeons to symbolize the NRIs and how they are still Indian at heart.
Prefer the Present, The Wind Will Carry Us
The engineer (Behzad Dorani) receives a ride from the local doctor back to the village, where they learn the invalid is on her deathbed.
Ranch Work, Certain Women
Jamie (Lily Gladstone) spends her time working on a ranch and tending to the horses.
Richie and Margot Reunite, The Royal Tenenbaums
Margot meets her brother, Richie, who has returned from his voyage at sea.
Ride of the Valkyries, 8½
Guido (Marcello Mastroianni) meets with a critic (Jean Rougeul) to discuss his film. Later, he meets his mistress Carla (Sandra Milo) at a train station.
Ride to the Diner, Certain Women
Jamie (Lily Gladstone) decides to bring one of her horses to school one night, and she and Beth (Kristen Stewart) ride to the diner.
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.
Scouting the Forest, Seven Beauties
Pasqualino scouts the forest.
Something to Dream About, Landscape in the Mist
After having gotten kicked off the train, Voula (Tania Palaiologou) overhears her uncle (Dimitris Kaberidis) tell a police officer that the children do not have a father in Germany.
Souvenirs of a Killing, Vertigo
Scottie (James Ferguson) and Judy (Kim Novak), now transformed as Madeleine again, revisit the bell tower.
Stop Dave, 2001: A Space Odyssey
Dave manages to get back on the ship to shut down Hal, and discovers a message after doing so.
Thatcher Library, Citizen Kane
Thompson visits the Thatcher Library to find more information on Kane.
The Bell Tower, Vertigo
Scottie (James Stewart) brings Madeleine (Kim Novak) to the mission in her dreams.
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 Discovery Mission, 2001: A Space Odyssey
The Discovery One, a manned spaceship headed for Jupiter, has its crew—including a sentient computer—interviewed for national television.
The Drive to Livingston, Certain Women
Jamie (Lily Gladstone) goes to school and learns that Beth (Kristen Stewart) has quit teaching, and drives straight to Livingston.
The First Time, Landscape in the Mist
Voula (Tania Palaiologou) and Alexandros (Michalis Zeke) bid farewell to Orestes (Stratos Tzortzoglou).
The Kurdish Soldier, Taste of Cherry
Mr. Badii (Homayoun Ershadi) picks up a young Kurdish soldier (Safar Ali Moradi).
The Magician, 8½
At dinner, a magician (Ian Dallas) reads Guido's (Marcello Mastroianni) mind, and he recalls a moment from his childhood.
The Monolith, 2001: A Space Odyssey
A mysterious object inspires an early hominid to use the first tool.
The Source of the River (Closing Sequence), The Weeping Meadow
Eleni (Alexandra Aidini) finds Yorgis' body in the remnants of Spyros' (Vasilis Kolovos) house in New Odessa.
Tin Shortage, Blackhat
Nick and Chen Lien discover the hacker's next target.
Trial By Water (Closing Sequence), Nostalgia
Andrei (Oleg Yankovsky) crosses the drained baths with a lit candle and collapses.
Turtle Out of Its Shell, Once Upon a Time in the West
Frank (Henry Fonda) kidnaps Jill (Claudia Cardinale) and brings her to his camp with Morton (Gabriele Ferzetti).
We Left Him, Black Panther
Zuri tells T'Challa what happened to his uncle and cousin.
What's Past is Prologue, Daughters of the Dust
Mary (Barbara O. Jones) and Viola (Cheryl Lynn Bruce) Peazant travel home to Ibo Landing in anticipation of the family moving North.