Film Language Tag: directional lighting
Lighting coming from a single direction.
A New Discovery, 2001: A Space Odyssey
Another monolith is discovered buried on the moon's surface.
Ana Stelline, Blade Runner 2049
K visits Dr. Ana Stelline to talk about his memories.
Anna's Awakening, L'Avventura
Anna watches as Giulia flirts with young nude portrait artist Goffredo
Avalyn and Brian Discover Dead Deer , Mysterious Skin
After meeting to discuss shared memories of alien abduction and violation, Brian (Brady Corbet) and Avalyn (Mary Lynn Rajskub) encounter a dead deer she says was experimented on by aliens and then left in the field near her home. When she presses Brian to insert his hand into an incision in the body, he experiences flashbacks of past alien abduction and violation -- with a young Neil (Chase Ellison) appearing in them alongside his own past self (George Webster)
Bates Motel Arrival, Psycho
Marion approaches the Bates Motel.
Closing Sequence, Farewell My Concubine
Dieyi (Leslie Cheung) and Xiaolou (Zhang Fengyi) perform one last time together, including the piece from Dreaming of the World Outside the Nunnery that Dieyi always used to get wrong.
Coming Home, Carrie
Carrie arrives back home, looking for her mother.
Deckard Tests Rachel, Blade Runner
Deckard performs a replicant test on Rachel at the request of Dr. Tyrell.
Dying is Easy, Comedy is Hard, Sing Sing
Mike Mike (Sean San Jose) jokingly debates with John "Divine G" Whitfield (Colman Domingo) about which play their theater troupe should perform.
Emma Tries Antonio’s Food, I Am Love
Antonio (Edoardo Gabbriellini) cooks a meal for Emma (Tilda Swinton), Eva (Diane Fleri) and Allegra (Marisa Berenson). After taking her first bite, Emma becomes instantly infatuated with it.
Encountering the Babadook, The Babadook
Amelia (Essie Davis) and Samuel (Noah Wiseman) face the Babadook in a thrilling confrontation that makes it retreat.
Father Merrin Arrives, The Exorcist
Father Merrin arrives to conduct Regan's exorcism.
First Contact, Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Roy (Richard Dreyfuss) is sent to investigate power outages but experiences something strange on his way.
Giulia's House, The Conformist
Marcello visits his fiancee, Giulia's house.
Hide Me Somewhere Really Buried, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Joel takes Clementine into a particularly humiliating and repressed memory from his childhood.
Homecoming, Persepolis
After a health scare, Marji (Chiara Mastroianni) returns to her family in Tehran. Her parents (Catherine Deneuve and Simon Abkarian) tell her of the post-war reality. Her grandmother (Danielle Darrieux) updates her on the family gossip. She is visited by many relatives.
Hypnosis, The Exorcist
Regan goes through hypnosis.
Imprinting, A.I. Artificial Intelligence
David imprints on Monica and makes his first mistake.
Joe Goes on a Movie Date, Midnight Cowboy
Joe (John Voight) goes on a "date" with a young boy (Bob Balaban) at the movies for money. He imagines a woman he used to have relations with while they have sex. After, the boy refuses to pay.
Josh Sees the Sacred Book, Midsommar
Josh (William Jackson Harper) learns from an elder about the community's sacred book and its oracle, Ruben (Levente Puczkó-Smith).
Kirk's Death, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Kirk explores a house and stumbles upon the man who lives there.
Kirk's Death, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Kirk explores a house and meets the person who lives there.
La Agrado, All About My Mother
Agrado (Antonia San Juan) performs her life story for the crowd, emphasizing the cost of the authenticity.
Leon's Replicant Test, Blade Runner
The police test Leon while looking for replicants at the Tyrell headquarters.
Mia and Sebastian's Theme, La La Land
Seb (Ryan Gosling) returns to his old job to play jazzy Christmas carols at a fancy restaurant. He tries (and fails) to stick to the set list.
On the Hook, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Pam goes into the house looking for Kirk and realizes the house is not what it seems.
Opening Scene, Sing Sing
John "Divine G" Whitfield (Colman Domingo) performs a monologue from Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
Opening Sequence, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Flashes of a crime scene along with a police report.
Opening Sequence, There Will Be Blood
Daniel (Daniel Day-Lewis) mines for silver and injures himself.
Rachel Discovers Herself, Blade Runner
Deckard convinces Rachel that she is a replicant.
Sally's Beating, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Drayton beats Sally as he drives her to his home.
Sally's Chase Scene, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Sally runs away from Leatherface.
That's a Crucifixion!, On the Waterfront
After "Kayo" Dugan's death, Father Pete Barry (Karl Malden) speaks out against the mob.
The Iranian Revolution, Persepolis
Marji's family (Catherine Deneuve, Simon Abkarian, and Danielle Darrieux )grows disillusioned with the violence of the Iranian Revolution. Marji (Gabrielle Lopes Benites) and her friends plan to punish a classmate whose father worked for the Shah.
The Magician, 8½
At dinner, a magician (Ian Dallas) reads Guido's (Marcello Mastroianni) mind, and he recalls a moment from his childhood.
Theo Drinks and Listens, Children of Men
Jasper talks about Theo's romance with Julian and their child.
