Film Language Tag: diegetic insert
A longer sequence that explores the scene in more detail but does so in a way that interrupts the established rhythm, temporality, or style of the film. Has a tension between staying in the diegesis and disrupting it.
A Different Kind of Religion, Alphaville
Alpha 60 ruminates on time and semantics while Lemmy (Eddie Constantine) visits Natacha (Anna Karina) at the programming and memory department.
All American Football Team, Forrest Gump
Forrest (Tom Hanks) travels to D.C. to meet President Kennedy as a member of the All-American Team
Alone, What Time Is It There?
Shaing-chyi (Chen Shiang-chyi) wanders her hotel at night. Hsiao-kang (Lee Kang-sheng) watches "The 400 Blows" in bed. Hsiao-kang's mother (Lu Yi-ching) struggles with her husband's (Miao Tien) death.
Bye Felisha, Friday
Smokey (Chris Tucker) finally convinces Craig (Ice Cube) to smoke weed. Felisha (Angela Means) asks to smoke some weed as well.
Can't Sleep, Persona
Alma (Bibi Andersson) reflects on her life. Meanwhile, Elisabet (Liv Ullmann) is disturbed by images of the Vietnam War on television.
Closing Sequence, Gone Girl
Nick (Ben Affleck) and Amy (Rosamund Pike) announce her pregnancy on television.
Closing Sequence, The Shining
Jack (Jack Nicholson) continues to chase Danny (Danny Lloyd) and Wendy (Shelley Duvall) around the Overlook.
Closing Sequence, City of God
Rocket (Alexandre Rodrigues) captures Li'l Ze's (Leandro Firmino) dead body on camera, and his photo lands him an internship at the newspaper. The Runts take over the City of God in light of Li'l Ze's passing.
Closing Sequence and Credits, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) talks to his neighbor Roman Polanski (Rafal Zawierucha).
Damned Sunglasses!, Cléo from 5 to 7
Cléo (Corinne Marchand) and Dorothée (Dorothée Blank) visit Dorothée's boyfriend Raoul (Raymond Cauchetier) at the movie theater where he walks. He lets them watch a short from the projection booth.
Dark Meets Montgomery, Nowhere
Dark (James Duval), Mel (Rachel True), and Lucifer (Kathleen Robertson) come across Montgomery (Nathan Bexton) waiting at a bus stop.
Do You Remember?, I Saw the TV Glow
At a bar across town, Maddy (Brigette Lundy-Paine) asks Owen (Justice Smith) about his memories of the Pink Opaque.
Fatty Killed Someone, Yi Yi
Ting-Ting (Kelly Lee) learns that Fatty (Pang Chang Yu) killed someone.
First Shoot, Boogie Nights
Dirk (Mark Wahlberg) shoots his first scene with Amber Waves (Julianne Moore) as the rest of the crew observes in awe.
I'm Only 18 Years Old and I'm Totally Doomed, Nowhere
Dark (James Duval) sees an alien, then watches as Elvis (Thyme Lewis) kills Handjob (Alan Boyce).
Minutes Pass, Years Go By, The Hunger
As John (David Bowie) waits for Dr. Sarah Roberts (Susan Sarandon) to talk to him, he rapidly ages.
Opening Sequence, Forrest Gump
In 1981, Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) waits at a bus stop where he begins to talk to other passengers about his life and what brought him to Savannah.
Opening Sequence, I Saw the TV Glow
Owen (Ian Foreman) watches a trailer for a new TV show, The Pink Opaque.
Opening Sequence, The Piano Teacher
Erika Kohut (Isabelle Huppert) argues with her mother (Annie Girardot) after she bought a new dress.
Operation 4*Town, Turning Red
Mei (Rosalie Chiang), Priya (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan), Miriam (Ava Morse), and Abby (Hyein Park) come up with a scheme to go to the 4*Town concert.
Reenactment, Anatomy of a Fall
Sandra (Sandra Hüller) and Daniel (Milo Machado-Graner) witness the reenactment of an argument in the attic.
Sandra Acquitted, Anatomy of a Fall
Sandra (Sandra Hüller) is interviewed after being acquitted in her trial.
Super 8, Paris, Texas
Travis (Harry Dean Stanton) watches old Super 8 footage of a trip with his wife Jane (Nastassja Kinski), their son Hunter (Justin Hogg), Walt (Dean Stockwell), and Walt's wife Ann (Aurore Clément).
The Pink Opaque, I Saw the TV Glow
In 1996, Owen (Ian Foreman) goes over to Maddy's (Brigette Lundy-Paine) to watch The Pink Opaque for the first time.
The Series Finale, I Saw the TV Glow
After watching the series finale, Owen (Justice Smith) tries to stick his head inside the television set.
The Ticket Woman, Goodbye, Dragon Inn
The ticket woman (Chen Shiang-chyi) wanders the cinema in search of the projectionist (Lee Kang-sheng).
The Woman in Room 237, The Shining
Dick Hallorann (Scatman Crothers) receives a vision about Danny (Danny Lloyd) and the state of the Overlook Hotel. Meanwhile, Jack (Jack Nicholson) investigates Room 237.
We Believe, Nowhere
Egg (Sarah Lassez) and Bart (Jeremy Jordan) watch a preacher on television. Dark (James Duval) finds Montgomery's necklace. Zoe (Mena Suvari) and Zero (Joshua Gibran Mayweather) try to find the location of the party.
