Film Language Tag: fade-in
An optical effect in which a black screen gradually brightens to a full picture; often used after a fade-out to create a transition between scenes.
La Saraghina, 8½
Guido (Marcello Mastroianni) recalls when, as a young Catholic boy, he got in trouble for visiting a prostitue, La Saraghina (Eddra Gale).
A Friendship, Broken Blossoms
As Cheng (Richard Barthelmess) nurses Lucy (Lillian Gish) back to health, a bond begins to form.
A New Mission, The Seas Beneath
Commander Kingsley (George O'Brien) reveals to the crew that they are a decoy Q-ship whose objective is to be targeted by enemy submarines and shows the ship's gun to Costello (Walter C. Kelly).
A Robot That Can Love, A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Cybertronics presents the idea of a robot child that will have the capacity for love and dreaming.
A Weird Dream, Wild Strawberries
Professor Isak Borg faces his own dead body in a nightmare.
Airplanes and Scouting, For Whom the Bell Tolls
The guerilla group observes fascist war planes flying overhead, then sit down to plan their scouting strategy.
All is Grace (Closing Sequence), Diary of a Country Priest
The priest (Claude Laydu) passes away. His friend Dufrety (Bernard Hubrenne) recounts his final moments in a letter to the priest of Torcy (Adrien Borel).
An Affair Discovered, In the Mood for Love
Mrs. Chan (Maggie Cheung) overhears that her husband and Mrs. Chow are having an affair.
Catherine, Jules and Jim
Jules (Oskar Werner) and Jim (Henri Serre) meet a woman who looks similar to the smiling statue, Catherine (Jeanne Moreau).
Closing Sequence, Reality
Luciano goes to Rome to learn how to be a part of reality shows like Grande Fratello.
Closing Sequence , In the Mood for Love
Mr. Chow (Tony Leung) whispers into a hole and plugs it with mud.
Closing Sequence, The Earrings of Madame de...
Louise (Danielle Darrieux) prays that Donati (Vittorio De Sica) be spared, then races to the hill where Donati and the General (Charles Boyer) duel.
Closing Sequence, Edge of the City
Axel (John Cassavetes) tells Charlie (Jack Warden) he will inform the police about Tommy's (Sidney Poitier) murder, and the two fight on the waterfront.
Closing Sequence, The Grey Zone
After the rebellion, the SS execute the Sonderkommandos who survived (David Arquette, David Chandler).
Closing Sequence, Rear Window
Jefferies (James Stewart) confronts Mr. Thorwald (Raymond Burr).
Closing Sequence, Ratcatcher
James (William Eadie) jumps into the canal. His family move into a new neighborhood.
Converting the Heathen, Broken Blossoms
Cheng Huan (Richard Barthelmess) is approached by two men, one of which is going to China to "convert the heathens."
Dawn, 2001: A Space Odyssey
The sun rises over the earth and the moon.
Destroy Me, Hiroshima Mon Amour
He (Eiji Okada) asks her (Emmanuelle Riva) to stay in Hiroshima. They walk around the city.
Diana's Apartment, The Watermelon Woman
Cheryl (Cheryl Dunye) meets Diana (Guinevere Turner) to watch the Watermelon Woman's movies.
Divine Intervention, Pulp Fiction
Butch (Bruce Willis) arrives at a motel on a motorcycle, picks up his lover (Media de Medeiros) and rides off; meanwhile, in another location, Jules(Samuel L. Jackson) and Vincent(John Travolta) are involved with gun violence.
Docker's Hook Duel, Edge of the City
Charlie (Jack Warden) goads Tommy (Sidney Poitier) into a fight with their docker's hooks. Charlie kills Tommy, who dies in Axel's (John Cassavetes) arms.
Elle and Lui, Hiroshima Mon Amour
A French actress (Emmanuelle Riva) and a Japanese architect (Eiji Okada) wake after a night together.
Ending Sequence, Bessie
After the Great Depression stunted her career, Bessie (Queen Latifah) begins to perform again. She meets producer John Hammond (Bryan Greenberg), who helps reinvigorate her career. Amidst new success, Bessie reflects on her life
Epilogue, La La Land
After five years of separation, Mia (Emma Stone) stumbles across Seb's (Ryan Gosling) jazz club.
Face Up to It, Diary of a Country Priest
The priest (Claude Laydu) visits Dr. Delbende (Antoine Balpêtré) for his ailing stomach.
Face-to-Face, Jules and Jim
During his stay at Jules (Oskar Werner) and Catherine's (Jeanne Moreau) chalet in the Rhineland, Jim (Henri Serre) finds himself drawn to Catherine as her marriage with Jules falls apart.
Fake Memories, Ghost in the Shell
After Major (Atsuko Tanaka) and her partner Batou (Akio Otsuka) interrogate a garbage man, she goes for a dive in the ocean.
Finding Peola, Imitation of Life
Bea (Claudette Colbert) and Delilah (Louise Johnson) travel to Virginia to find Peola (Fredi Washington).
Fort Point, Vertigo
Madeleine (Kim Novak), apparently possessed by Carlotta, jumps into the water at Fort Point.
Get to Know Joe, A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Gigolo Joe seduces a woman using his perfectly engineered charm.
Give Us a Smile, Broken Blossoms
Lucy (Lillian Gish) returns home to her alcoholic, belligerent father, ex-boxer Battling Burrows (Donald Crisp).
Good Morning, City Lights
After speeches commemorating a new monument to "Peace and Prosperity," the veil reveals the Little Tramp (Charlie Chaplin) asleep.
Gus chases Flora, The Birth of a Nation
Gus chases Flora after she rejects his marriage proposal, resulting in fatal consequences.
Homecoming, The Birth of a Nation
Flora Cameron (Mae Marsh) embellishes her tattered dress with 'Southern Ermine' (raw cotton) as she and her family prepare to welcome her brother, Ben (Henry B. Walthall), home from the Union hospital in Washington D.C.
Imprinting, A.I. Artificial Intelligence
David imprints on Monica and makes his first mistake.
Introducing the Girls, Shadows
Despite having been instructed not to, Hugh (Hugh Hurd) decides to sing at his gig.
Isn't Money Enough?, Caught
Unhappy with her marriage to Ohlrig (Robert Ryan), Leonora (Barbara Bel Geddes) strikes out at his friend Franzi (Curt Bois).
Jack's Dilemma, The Jazz Singer
Jack (Al Jolson) sings the Kol Nidre in his father's place and later performs at the Winter Garden Theater.
Joe's First Night, Sunset Boulevard
Joe (William Holden) spends the night at Norma's (Gloria Swanson) and wakes up to all his belongings in the guest room.
June Walker, The Watermelon Woman
Cheryl (Cheryl Dunye) schedules a lunch with June Walker (Cheryl Clark).
Les Girls Opening Title Sequence, Les Girls
A list of opening credits alongside images of each actor's character.
Life with Madeleine, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
After his Aunt Elise (Mireille Perrey) dies, Guy (Nino Castelnuovo) begins rebuilding his life with help from Madeleine (Ellen Farner).
Literary Club, Shadows
Lelia (Lelia Goldoni) goes with her boyfriend David (David Pokitillow) to a literary club, but strikes a conversation with Tony (Anthony Ray).
Meeting the Canon, Diary of a Country Priest
The Canon (Gaston Séverin) visits the priest (Claude Laydu) to discuss the death of the Countess (Rachel Bérendt).
Meghna’s Backstory Flashback, Dil Se..
Meghna (Manisha Koirala) recounts to Amar (Shah Rukh Khan) the suffering she endured at the hands of the army.
Moonlighting , Sunset Boulevard
While Norma (Gloria Swanson) undergoes an intense makeover for her "comeback," Joe (William Holden) sneaks out at night to write a script with Betty (Nancy Olson).
Opening Credits , The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The opening credits of the film feature a floating mouth singing "Science Fiction/Double Feature."
Opening Scene, Cheyenne Autumn
The opening sequence of the film, narrated by James Stewart, depicts life on the Cheyenne reservation in 1964.
Opening Sequence, The Exorcist
An archaeologist finds a figurine while excavating ancient grounds.
Opening Sequence, Rome, Open City
Manfredi makes his escape as the Gestapo arrive at his house, looking for him.
Opening Sequence , In the Mood for Love
The Chans and the Chows move into their new Hong Kong apartments, becoming neighbors.
Opening Sequence , Killer of Sheep
A boy is yelled at by his father for failing to protect his younger brother.
Opening Sequence, The Learning Tree
Young Newt Winger (Kyle Johnson) wanders around his hometown of Cherokee Flats, Kansas.
Opening Sequence, Cotton Comes to Harlem
Deke "Reverend" O'Malley (Calvin Lockhart) drives back into Harlem.
Opening Sequence, Devil in a Blue Dress
Laid off from the factory, Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins (Denzel Washington) is introduced by his friend Joppy (Mel Winkler) to DeWitt Albright (Tom Sizemore), who offers him a job.
Opening Sequence, Stormy Weather
Bill Williamson (Bill Robinson) recounts to the neighborhood kids his return to New York from France and going to the bar with his friend Gabe (Dooley Wilson).
Opening Sequence, Hell-Bound Train
The hell-bound train is conducted by the Devil. The first coach is dancing and bootlegging.
Opening Sequence, Nostalgia
Russian writer Andrei Gorchakov (Oleg Yankovsky) travels with his interpreter Eugenia (Domiziana Giordano) in the Italian countryside.
Opening Sequence, Before Sunset
Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Céline (Julie Delpy) reunite 9 years after their night in Vienna, in Paris at Jesse' book tour stop for his novel, "This Time."
Opening Sequence , Once Upon a Time in the West
Three gunmen (Woody Strode, Al Mulock, Jack Elam) prepare to ambush a harmonica-playing stranger (Charles Bronson).
Opening Sequence, Old Joy
Mark (Daniel London) receives a call from his old friend Kurt (Will Oldham) for an impromptu trip to the mountains.
Opening Sequence, Certain Women
Laura Wells (Laura Dern) lays in bed in the early morning.
Opening Sequence, The Earrings of Madame de...
Louise (Danielle Darrieux) searches her closet for a pair of costly heart-shaped diamond earrings.
Opening Sequence, The Piano
Ada McGrath (Holly Hunter) plays the piano.
Opening Sequence, Some Like It Hot
The police raid a speakeasy owned by "Spats" Colombo (George Raft), where jazz band players Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) work.
Opening Sequence, Edge of the City
Drifter Axel Nordmann (John Cassavetes) looks for a job at the waterfront and calls his parents.
Opening Sequence, Making Love
Claire (Kate Jackson) and Bart (Harry Hamlin) deliver monologues about Zack (Michael Ontkean), who was Claire's husband and Bart's lover.
Opening Sequence, The Living End
Jon (Craig Gilmore) gets a diagnosis at the doctor's office
Opening Sequence, Bessie
Bessie (Queen Latifah) performs in a vaudeville show and reflects on her childhood
Opening Sequence, Hiroshima Mon Amour
A woman (Emmanuelle Riva) and a man (Eiji Okada) discuss the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
Opening Sequence, Rear Window
Stuck with his leg in a cast for another week, L. B. "Jeff" Jefferies (James Stewart) watches his neighbors go about their mornings from his window.
Opening Sequence, The Godfather Part II
As a boy, Vito Andolini (Oreste Baldini) is run out of his hometown, Corleone, Italy, and immigrates to the United States by himself.
Planetarium, La La Land
On their date, Mia (Emma Stone) and Seb (Ryan Gosling) go to the Griffith Observatory.
Portable Keyhole, Rear Window
Jefferies (James Stewart), Lisa (Grace Kelly), and Stella (Thelma Ritter) devise a plan to get Mr. Thorwald (Raymond Burr) caught.
Prologue and Murder in Mexico, Touch of Evil
At the US-Mexico border, Miguel Vargas (Charlton Heston) and his wife Suzie (Janet Leigh) witness a bomb explode in the trunk of a car, killing two.
Protecting the Kid, The Kid
The Tramp (Charlie Chaplin) fights off men from the orphanage who want to take the Kid (Jackie Coogan) away from him.
Séraphita, Diary of a Country Priest
The priest (Claude Laydu) faints on the road and is woken up by Sérephita (Martine Lemaire), one of his troublesome catechism students.
Sonny's Death, The Godfather
After Connie (Talia Shire) and Carlo (Gianni Russo) fight, Sonny (James Caan) rushes to their place but is shot on the way. After, the Don (Marlon Brando) and Tom (Robert Duvall) have to pick up the pieces.
Souvenirs of a Killing, Vertigo
Scottie (James Ferguson) and Judy (Kim Novak), now transformed as Madeleine again, revisit the bell tower.
The Bathroom, The Conversation
Harry sneaks into the room 773 where he overheard an altercation.
The Cowboy, Mulholland Drive
Director Adam Kesher meets The Cowboy at the top of Beechwood Canyon.
The Death of Gaby, Everybody's Woman
Gaby commits suicide.
The End of Our Cinema, Ulysses' Gaze
A (Harvey Keitel) visits Monastir, where the Manaki brothers set up their first cinema.
The French Pilot and the German Pilot, Grand Illusion
Two French officers, Captain de Boëldieu (Pierre Fresnay) and Lieutenant Maréchal (Jean Gabin) are shot down during their reconnaissance mission and sit for lunch with their German counterparts.
The Fugitive Opening Title Sequence, The Fugitive
A list of opening credits superimposed upon the protagonist, followed by an audio description of the locales used.
The Lord has His Reasons, Imitation of Life
Annie (Juanita Moore) visits Sarah Jane (Karin Dicker) at school, where she discovers she has been passing as white.
The Man from the Beach, Imitation of Life
Lora (Lana Turner) and Annie (Juanita Moore) decide to live together. Steve (John Gavin), the photographer from the beach, visits their apartment.
The Meeting of the Five Families, The Godfather
Don Corleone (Marlon Brando) calls all of the Five Families together to stop the war between them.
The Mess, Chan Is Missing
Jo (Wood Moy) goes around Chinatown paranoid as Chan's disappearance becomes more mysterious.
The Pink Panther Opening Title Sequence, The Pink Panther
A list of animated opening credits while a detective plays a cat-and-mouse game with a pink panther.
The Postman, Four Sons
A normal day in a small Bavarian village as seen by a postman (Albert Gran).
The Prom and the Morning After, Our Modern Maidens
Billie Brown (Joan Crawford) gets engaged to Gil Jordan (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.), who is trying to become a diplomat. When Brown sees senior diplomat Glenn Abbott (Rod la Rocque) on the train, she goes to talk to him about Gil.
The Showboat Arrives, Show Boat
Captain Andy Hawks (Charles Winninger) and his showboat arrive in Natchez, Mississippi.
The Smile of a Statue, Jules and Jim
Jules (Oskar Werner) and Jim (Henri Serre) become entranced by a staue of a smiling woman shown to them by a friend, Albert (Serge Rezvani).
The Three Lunatics, Jules and Jim
Jim (Henri Serre) moves into the chalet officially as Catherine's (Jeanne Moreau) lover with Jules' (Oskar Werner) blessing, and the three live happily for a while.
The Tornado, The Learning Tree
A tornado tears through Cherokee Falls, and Newt (Kyle Johnson) is taken to safety by Big Mabel (Carol Lamond).
The Trial, The Godfather Part II
After returning home, Michael (Al Pacino) walks around his silent house. Later, he asks Mama Corleone (Morgana King) for advice.
Think Back, Pilgrim, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Ransom (James Stewart) rejects his nomination at the territorial convention, only for Tom (John Wayne) to arrive and reveal that he is one that killed Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin), not Ransom.
Two Days Before the Armistice, Four Sons
Joseph (James Hall) finds his brother Andreas (George Meeker) during his final moments.
Unlocking the Box, Mulholland Drive
Betty vanishes as Rita uses the blue key hidden in her purse to unlock the box that Betty found in her purse at El Club Silencio.
Voices of the Gods, In the Heights
Vanessa (Melissa Barrera) shows Usnavi (Anthony Ramos) her work and Usnavi decides to stay in Washington Heights.
West Indian Archie, Malcolm X
Malcolm (Denzel Washington) travels to Harlem where he joins West Indian Archie (Delroy Lindo) in an illegal numbers racket.
What He Was Like, Shadows
Hugh (Hugh Hurd) holds a party, and David (David Pokitillow) reaches out to Lelia (Lelia Goldoni).
What Mrs. R Would Have Wanted, Pinky
Pinky (Jeanne Crain) finally realizes where she belongs due to the help of Mrs. R.
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.
You Filthy Dog, A Fistful of Dollars
As the mysterious stranger gets a drink of water, he witness a violent quarrel amongst some townsfolk.