Film Language Tag: flashback
A sequence that follows an image set in the present with an image set in the past.
41 Film Clips
A Movie About Flowers, Adaptation.
Charlie meets up with Valerie to discuss adapting The Orchid Thief into a screenplay.
Adapting is Shameful, Adaptation.
Leroache and Susan talk about natural adaptation as they drive.
Antique Store, The Night Porter
Lucia visits an antique store and finds a pink negligee.
Closing Scene, The Great Beauty
As Santa Maria climbs the long staircase inside the Scala Sancta, Jep recalls a recurring memory from his past.
Closing Sequence, Don't Look Now
John follows the red-hooded figure while Laura races to catch up to him.
Closing Sequence, Minority Report
Burgess decide whether to spare Anderton or to kill him, with his freedom or his life’s work hanging in the balance.
Cobb's Flashback, Inception
Cobb flashes back to Mal's suicide.
Confessional, The Conformist
Marcello goes to confession in order to marry Giulia.
Confessione, Il Divo
Andreotti shares his thoughts on all the accusations and rumors.
Dancing For Max, The Night Porter
Klaus performs a ballet routine for Max.
Don Balosa, Amarcord
The town priest hears Titta's confession.
Flashback to Paris, Casablanca
Rick remembers his time with Ilsa and the arrival of the Nazis in Paris.
Francis and Jane, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Francis remembers the ordeals that Jane and he went through.
Honey, Its Late, Memento
Leonard wakes up in a room filled with his wife's belongings and has a flashback to her assault.
Killing the Rooster, Caché
In a dream, Georges recalls a violent episode involving a rooster at his childhood home.
Lucia Performs, The Night Porter
While imprisoned, Lucia performs a German song for the Nazi SS officers.
Max and Lucia Meet Again, The Night Porter
Max sees Lucia again while working as a porter at the Volksoper Hotel.
Occlusion, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
A loss of function leads doctors to suture one of Bauby's eyes.
Opening Sequence, Pan's Labyrinth
Princess Moanna's backstory is revealed.
Opera Performance, The Night Porter
While at the opera, Lucia and Max remember the past.
Pilar's Story, For Whom the Bell Tolls
Pilar recalls a time when Pablo was different and they first fought the Nationalists.
Playback, The Conversation
Harry plays back the recordings of the couple.
Post Internet, Transcendence
Max Waters reminisces about his friends Will and Evelyn Caster in a post-internet world.
Pronto, Marriage Italian Style
While at work, Filumena receives a surprising phone call.
Registering Prisoners, The Night Porter
The Nazi SS officers register the new prisoners and take photos.
Richie's Suicide Attempt, The Royal Tenenbaums
Richie shaves his hair off and attempts to commit suicide.
She's Happy, Don't Look Now
Laura goes to help Wendy and Heather tells Laura that she saw Christine laughing and sitting with Laura and John.
T'Challa's Vision, Black Panther
T'Challa is met by his father in the Ancestral plane after taking the heart-shaped herb.
The Memory of an Attack, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
Sam recounts to Guilia how he witnessed the attempted murder and tries to make sense of his flashbacks.
The Radio Station, The Conformist
Marcello visits his friend, Italo at the radio station.
The Removal of Majid , Caché
Young Majid is removed from the Laurent family estate.
Then I Sank into a Coma, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Jean-Do recalls the events leading up to his stroke.
This is Life?, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Magazine editor Jean-Dominique (Jean-Do) Bauby awakes from a coma to find himself suffering from locked-in syndrome in a hospital in Berck-sur-Mer, France.
Tower of Babel, Metropolis
Maria tells the story of the Tower of Babel.
Tracking Beth, Contagion
Dr. Leonara Orantes and Sun Feng track Beth Emhoff's behavior after contracting the virus.
Ventimiglia, The Conformist
Marcello is ordered to assassinate Professor Quadri.
We Left Him, Black Panther
Zuri tells T'Challa what happened to his uncle and cousin.
Young Jep Almost Drowns, The Great Beauty
Young Jep swims in the ocean and doesn't notice an approaching speedboat.
23 Series Clips
Now We're Festive
"White Christmas", Black Mirror: Season 0, Episode 1
Matt tells Joe about being blocked by his wife.
Picking Up at the Party
"White Christmas", Black Mirror: Season 0, Episode 1
Matt advises Harry on how to pick up women at an office party.
Potter's Confession
"White Christmas", Black Mirror: Season 0, Episode 1
Matt gets the truth out of Joe.
Stop the Signal
"White Bear", Black Mirror: Season 2, Episode 2
Jem and Victoria head to the White Bear headquarters in an attempt to stop the signal that has infected the masses.
Sara Runs Away
"Arkangel", Black Mirror: Season 4, Episode 2
Sara discovers the Arkangel tablet and runs away, leaving Marie bloodied.
Dawson Experiences Death
"Black Museum", Black Mirror: Season 4, Episode 6
Dawson's symphatic diagnoser allows him to feel the pain of his patients, but one patient gives him too much pain.
Chris Says His Piece
"Smithereens", Black Mirror: Season 5, Episode 2
Chris gets Smithereen CEO Billy Bauer's attention.
I'm Not Supposed to Be Here
"Everything Is Fine", The Good Place: Season 1, Episode 1
Eleanor tells Chidi, her supposed soulmate, that the afterlife has seemingly made a mistake by sending her to the good place.
Corrupt Motivations
"Flying", The Good Place: Season 1, Episode 2
Chidi considers the perspectives of pasat philosphers when deciding whether or not to help Eleanor.
Too Selfish
"Flying", The Good Place: Season 1, Episode 2
Chidi, an ethicist in life, tries to decide whether to help Eleanor learn how to be a better person so she can stay in the Good Place.
Who Is Jason Mendoza?
"Jason Mendoza", The Good Place: Season 1, Episode 4
Jason remembers his life before the good place.
Having Fun
"What We Owe to Each Other", The Good Place: Season 1, Episode 6
Eleanor and Michael kick back and have fun by trying to get their minds off of work.
This Is Good News
"The Eternal Shriek", The Good Place: Season 1, Episode 7
Eleanor and Chidi argue about the ethics of lying to Michael after he decides to retire, believing himself to be the problem plaguing the Good Place.
I Want to Be Here
"...Someone Like Me as a Member", The Good Place: Season 1, Episode 9
Eleanor takes a stand and Michael backs her up.
Eleanor and Jianyu Return
"Mindy St. Claire", The Good Place: Season 1, Episode 12
Eleanor convinces Jianyu to return to the Good Place and save their friends from damnation.
The Bad Place
"Michael's Gambit", The Good Place: Season 1, Episode 13
Eleanor discovers Michael's plan.
A New Kind of Torture
"Everything Is Great!", The Good Place: Season 2, Episode 1
Michael prepares for a reboot of the neighborhood.
Glen's Revelation
"Tinker, Tailor, Demon, Spy", The Good Place: Season 4, Episode 4
Glen shows up at the experiment neighborhood and reveals a secret about Michael.
Farewell to Dussolier
"Episode 8", The Young Pope: Season 1, Episode 8
Lenny mourns the loss of Cardinal Dussolier.
Maeve's Flashback
"Chestnut", Westworld: Season 1, Episode 2
Maeve has a 'flashback,' and is taken out of the game to be inspected.
In The Beginning
"The Stray", Westworld: Season 1, Episode 3
Ford and Bernard have a conversation about the creation of Westworld.
Teddy's New Narrative
"The Stray", Westworld: Season 1, Episode 3
Ford uploads a new memory and narrative into Teddy.
Dolores and William
"Dissonance Theory", Westworld: Season 1, Episode 4
Dolores does not realize that she is different from William.