Film Language Tag: focus
The point or area in the image toward which the viewer's attentionls directed; the point at which light rays refracted through the lens converge.
"Tonight", West Side Story
Tony (Richard Beymer) finds Maria (Natalie Wood) on her fire escape.
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 Shared Christmas, Grand Illusion
Rosenthal (Marcel Dalio) and Marechal (Jean Gabin) celebrate christmas with Elsa (Dia Parlo), the German woman who has taken them in.
A Storm at Sea, The Truman Show
Truman (Jim Carrey) overcomes his aquaphobia and weathers a storm controlled by Christof (Ed Harris).
Acid Trip, Easy Rider
After leaving the Mardi Gras celebration, Wyatt (Peter Fonda), Billy (Dennis Hopper), and two prostitutes (Karen Black & Toni Basil) take LSD in the cemetery.
All the Scum Rises to the Top, Down by Law
Bobbie (Billie Neal) talks to Jack (John Lurie).
An American Prometheus, Oppenheimer
Niels Bohr (Kenneth Branagh) speaks with Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) about the dangerous power the bomb will unleash in the world.
Aunt Oumy, Touki Bouki
While Mory (Magaye Niang) is being hassled by a car full of men, Anta (Mareme Niang) speaks to Aunt Oumy (Aminata Fall).
Barbara Jean at Opryland, Nashville
Barbara Jean (Ronnee Blakley) performs at Opryland USA.
Benny's Farewell, City of God
Blacky (Rubens Sabino), in an attempt to kill Li'l Ze (Leandro Firmino), kills Benny (Phellipe Haagensen) at his farewell party.
Birthing Sue, The Substance
Elisabeth (Demi Moore) activates The Substance for the first time and births Sue (Margaret Qualley) out of her back.
Brad the Bartender, Magnolia
Donnie Smith (William H. Macy) goes to a bar to see the bartender he has a crush on.
Cat Lady, Let the Right One In
Eli's bite victim Virgina (Ika Nord) gets attacked by cats.
Cheating Is....Not Good, Keep up the Good Wor
After leaving an event for her partner, Aksel, Julie (Renate Reinsve) meets Eivind (Herbert Nordrum) at a party and they question whether their interactions constitute cheating.
Church Confessional, The Banshees of Inisherin
During confessional, the priest (David Pearse) asks Colm (Brendan Gleeson) why he does not talk to Pádraic (Colin Farrell).
Church Performances, Nashville
Choirs sing across various churches, and Barbara Jean (Ronee Blakley) sings in the hospital chapel.
Cigarette Dipped in Acid, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Sharon Tate (Margot Robbie), Abigail Folger (Samantha Robinson), and Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) all settle down at home.
Closing Sequence, Carrie
Sue is terrorized by dreams of Carrie.
Closing Sequence, Maria Full of Grace
Maria (Catalina Sandino Moreno) and Blanca (Yenny Paola Vega) are ready to boars the plane back to Colombia when Maria decides to stay in the US.
Closing Sequence, Blue Velvet
Everything is all wrapped up in the closing sequence and closing credits.
Closing Sequence, Double Indemnity
Keyes (Edward G. Robinson) finds Walter (Fred MacMurray) recording his confession on the office's dictaphone
Closing Sequence, Melancholia
Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg), her son, and Justine (Kirsten Dunst) hold hands as Melancholia and Earth collide.
Closing Sequence, Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Nazis unleash the spirits from the Ark while Indiana (Harrison Ford) and Marion (Karen Allen) watch on.
Closing Sequence, The Worst Person in the World
As Aksel (Anders Danielsen Lie) dies, Julie (Renate Reinsve) walks through the city to cope. She then miscarries. In the epilogue, Julie works as a photographer and sees Eivind (Herbert Nordrum) with his new partner (Ruby Dagnall) and child.
Closing Sequence, Nashville
Barbara Jean (Ronnee Blakley) performs at the gala concert and Haven Hamilton (Henry Gibson) organizes.
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, Easy Rider
After successfully smuggling cocaine across the US, Wyatt (Peter Fonda) tells Billy (Dennis Hopper) they "blew it." Then, back on the road, two drivers shoot both motorcycle riders.
Closing Sequence, On the Waterfront
Despite Edie's (Eva Marie Saint) efforts to convince him not to, Terry (Marlon Brando) goes to confront union leader, Johnny Friendly (Lee J. Cobb).
Closing Sequence, The Battle of Algiers
Epilogue describing the uprising two years following the film's events.
Closing Sequence, All About My Mother
Lola (Toni Canto) meets the third Esteban and talks with Manuela (Cecilia Roth) about the second. As Huma (Marisa Paredes) and Mario (Carlos Lozano) practice Federico Garcia Lorca's "Blood Wedding," Manuela leaves Barcelona again. Two years later, Manuela returns to Barcelona with the Third Esteban to attend a conference on AIDS.
Dangerous Tapes, The Conversation
Harry attempts to turn in his recordings.
Daniel's Final Testimony, Anatomy of a Fall
Daniel (Milo Machado-Graner) gives his final testimony at his mother's court case.
Daniel's First Testimony, Anatomy of a Fall
Daniel (Milo Machado-Graner) gives his first testimony in his mother's court case.
Detective from Seoul, Memories of Murder
Park Doo-man (Song Kang-ho) runs into a detective from Seoul (Kim Sang-kyung) sent to work on the case.
Do You Love Me?, A Woman Under the Influence
Mabel (Gena Rowlands) and Nick (Peter Falk) clean up after the messy night.
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.
Drunken Dreams, The Last Laugh
The drunk doorman dreams of having his health and job back.
Exhibit 31, Anatomy of a Fall
Sandra (Sandra Hüller) and Samuel (Samuel Theis) fight in an audio recording presented at court.
Free Truman, The Truman Show
Slyvia (Natascha McElhone) confronts Christof (Ed Harris) over the morality of The Truman Show.
Fuckin Hippie Motherfuckers, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) drive through LA and come across a group of hippies, including Pussycat (Margaret Qualley)
German or Spy?, Inglourious Basterds
Major Hellstrom (August Diehl) joins a table of spies Bridget von Hammersmark (Diane Kruger), Archie Hicox (Michael Fassbender), and Hugo Stiglitz (Til Schweiger), out of suspicion.
Getting Tipsy, The Last Laugh
The doorman (Emil Jannings) has a few drinks as a trumpeter plays and starts to hallucinate about his old job.
Glut Your Soul, The Phantom of the Opera
While the Phantom (Lon Chaney) is distracted, Christine (Mary Philbin) slips his mask off and reveals his true face.
Highway Pileup, Nashville
The highway to the concert experiences a big pileup, and concertgoers find themselves in a traffic jam.
Horses on a Frozen Lake, Alexander Nevsky
After Gavrilo's (Andrei Abrikosov) horse slides on the ice on Lake Chudskoe, Nevsky (Nikolay Cherkasov) realizes the strategic value of battling the Teutonic Knights at Raven's Rock.
Hotel Break In, City of God
Shaggy (Jonathan Haagensen), Clipper (Jefechander Suplino), and Goose (Renato de Souza) rob occupants of a hotel while Li'l Dice (Douglas Silva) is on lookout for the police.
Hunting Nino, Drive
Driver (Ryan Gosling) hunts down Nino (Ron Perlman) and kills him.
I Get a Kick Out of You, A Woman Under the Influence
Mabel (Gena Rowlands) goes to a bar and meets a man.
I Thought You Really Wanted This, Melancholia
Justine (Kirsten Dunst) talks to her sister Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and her mother Gaby (Charlotte Rampling) and replaces the art on display in the library room.
I Want a Divorce, Faces
Richard (John Marley) and Maria (Lynn Carlin) laugh, then Richard tells Maria he wants a divorce.
I'm A Man, City of God
Steak n' Fries (Darlan Cunha) tells Carrot (Matheus Nachtergaele) that he must kill Knockout Ned (Seu Jorge).
It is I, Your Master, The Phantom of the Opera
Raoul (Norman Kerry) eavesdrops on Christine's (Mary Philbin) conversation with the Phantom (Lon Chaney) as she disappears through a trap door in her mirror.
Jeannie, Richard, and Freddie, Faces
Richard (John Marley) and his friend Freddie (Fred Draper) have a prostitute, Jeannie (Gena Rowlands) over.
Jesup's Bones, Winter's Bone
Merab (Dale Dickey) takes Ree (Jennifer Lawrence) to find her father's bones.
Killing One of the Runts, City of God
Li'l Ze (Leandro Firmino) forces Steak n' Fries (Darlan Cunha) to kill a member of the Runts.
Li'l Ze's Backstory, City of God
Li'l Ze (Leandro Firmino) begins killing people as a child, and he is given protection in his adulthood in a Candomblé ceremony.
Little League Coach Abuses Neil, Mysterious Skin
Recollecting a past trauma, Neil (Joseph Gordon-Levitt voicing, played by Chase Ellison in childhood flashback) recalls a time when, after a game, his little league coach (Bill Sage) flatters, plays with, and finally sexually abuses him.
Looking at Melancholia, Melancholia
Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg) follows Justine (Kirsten Dunst) as she looks out at the planet Melancholia at night.
Los Halcones, Roma
Cleo (Yalitza Aparicio) and Teresa (Verónica García) go into the city to look for a crib.
Lydia Dreams of Whispering and Peru, TÁR
Lydia (Cate Blanchett) has a dream where she hears whispers from the people in her life. At one point in the dream, her bed is in the middle of a Peruvian rainforest.
Lydia's Breakdown, TÁR
Lydia (Cate Blanchett) assaults a conductor, Eliot (Mark Strong) at a live performance.
M3GAN Confronts Gemma, M3GAN
After Gemma (Allison Williams) suspects that M3GAN is responsible for a recent rash of murders, she discovers that M3GAN has deleted some of her own data, causing both parties to become suspicious of the other.
Mabel and the Kids Reunited, A Woman Under the Influence
Mabel (Gena Rowlands) sees her kids for the first time after coming home.
Mabel's Breakdown, A Woman Under the Influence
Mabel (Gena Rowlands) has a final breakdown with her husband Nick (Peter Falk).
Marion's Medallion, Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) approaches his ex-lover Marion (Karen Allen) for help.
Mixing, Let the Right One In
Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant) asks Eli (Lina Leandersson ) to make a blood pact.
Negotiation and Robbery, Drive
The Driver (Ryan Gosling) negotiates and goes to rob a pawn shop with Standard (Oscar Isaac).
Never New (Opening Sequence), Inside Llewyn Davis
Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac) plays at The Gaslight Cafe one night in 1961.
No Ordinary Incident, Memories of Murder
Seo Tae-yoon (Kim Sang-kyung) discovers the body of a third victim after deducing several key clues to the killer's patterns.
Not Like the Others, A Special Day
After apologizing for her earlier actions, Antonietta (Sophia Loren) and Gabriele (Marcello Mastroianni) sit down for lunch.
Omaha Beach Invasion, Saving Private Ryan
US soldiers arrive on the German-occupied Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944. Captain John Miller of the 2nd Ranger Battalion (Tom Hanks) leads surviving men to the sea wall to attack the German forces.
Opening Credits, Drive
The opening credits roll as Driver (Ryan Gosling) drives through Los Angeles.
Opening Sequence, The Piano
Ada McGrath (Holly Hunter) plays the piano.
Opening Sequence, Sunset Boulevard
Joe Gillis (William Holden) begins the story of his demise.
Opening Sequence, I Saw the TV Glow
Owen (Ian Foreman) watches a trailer for a new TV show, The Pink Opaque.
Opening Sequence, It's a Wonderful Life
Clarence (Henry Travers), an angel, reviews the key moments in George Bailey's (Bobbie Anderson) life in an effort to come to his aid in his hour of need.
Opening Sequence, Reservoir Dogs
The assembled cast of criminals have breakfast at a diner before their heist.
Opening Sequence, Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) treks through the Peruvian wilderness in search of a lost idol.
Opening Sequence, City of God
Rocket (Alexandre Rodrigues) gets stuck between the police, an escaped chicken, and Li'l Ze (Leandro Firmino) and his gang.
Opening Sequence, Easy Rider
Wyatt (Peter Fonda) and Billy (Dennis Hopper) buy cocaine in Mexico and smuggle it into the US.
Opening Sequence, Anatomy of a Fall
Zoé (Camille Rutherford) interviews Sandra (Sandra Hüller).
Opening Sequence, All About My Mother
Manuela (Cecilia Roth), a nurse and single-mother, celebrates her son, Esteban's (Eloy Azorin), 17th birthday. For his birthday, Esteban asks for details of his mother's life so he can write about her.
Personal Reasons, Philadelphia
Andrew Becket (Tom Hanks) explains why he was fired from his job to Joe Miller (Denzel Washington) with hopes that Miller might represent him in court
Peter Confesses to Michael , An Early Frost
After Michael Pierson's (Aidan Quinn) diagnosis with AIDS, Peter, his partner (D.W. Moffett) admits that he may have transmitted the HIV virus to him. Michael responds angrily, eventually telling him to leave their apartment
Prison Cell, Down by Law
Zack (Tom Waits) is joined by Jack (John Lurie) in a prison cell.
Red Panties, Memories of Murder
While re-visiting one of the crime scenes at night, Park Doo-man (Song Kang-ho), Seo Tae-yoon (Kim Sang-kyung), and Cho Yong-koo (Kim Roi-ha) are interrupted by a possible suspect (Ryu Tae-ho).
Reenactment, Anatomy of a Fall
Sandra (Sandra Hüller) and Daniel (Milo Machado-Graner) witness the reenactment of an argument in the attic.
Reflections on Hiroshima, Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) and the other engineers at Los Alamos listen to Truman's report of Hiroshima on the radio. Then Oppenheimer gives a speech celebrating the bomb's "success."
Releasing the Lanterns, Melancholia
Nearing the end of the wedding, Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and Michael (Alexander Skarsgård) release lanterns with the guests to celebrate.
Riding Horses, Melancholia
Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg) go for a horse ride and look at the sky.
Roy Confronts His Father, Blade Runner
Roy manipulates his way into Dr. Tyrell's apartment and realizes his fate.
Sandra Acquitted, Anatomy of a Fall
Sandra (Sandra Hüller) is interviewed after being acquitted in her trial.
School Bus, A Woman Under the Influence
Mabel (Gena Rowlands) picks her kids up from their bus stop.
Sergeant Al Powell shoots Karl Vreski., Die Hard
The terrorist Karl Vreski (Alexander Godunov) emerges from Nakatomi Plaza and aims his gun at John McClane (Bruce Willis). John tackles Holly (Bonnie Bedelia) to the ground before Karl is shot multiple times by Al (Reginald VelJohnson) and killed.
Seth's Plasma Pool Monologue, The Fly
Veronica (Geena Davis) inquires about the strange hair on Seth's (Jeff Goldblum) back. Seth gets the idea to send Veronica through the teleporter. Veronica’s aversion to the idea insults Seth, prompting a manic tirade.
Shining Just For Me, La La Land
Seb (Ryan Gosling) and Mia (Emma Stone) sing a duet in their dining room. Later, they both try to advance their careers while still maintaining their relationship.
Sister Alma, Persona
Sister Alma (Bibi Andersson) is assigned to care for Elisabet Vogler (Liv Ullmann) after her accident.
Soft Hands, Memories of Murder
Seo Tae-yoon (Kim Sang-kyung) and Kwon Kwi-ok (Go Seo-hee) discover a surviving victim of the murderer.
Spahn's Movie Ranch, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Pussycat (Margaret Qualley) takes Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) to Spahn's Movie Ranch, and he meets some of the hippies, including Catherine Share (Lena Dunham) and Charles Watson (Austin Butler).
Squeal Then!, Let the Right One In
Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant) meets Eli (Lina Leandersson) for the first time.
Suicide Bomb, The Hurt Locker
James (Jeremy Renner) and Sanborn (Anthony Mackie) report to a suicide bomb threat.
The French Kill Ali la Pointe, The Battle of Algiers
Ali la Pointe (Brahim Hadjadj) and others are killed in a bombing by the French paratroopers.
The Junk Collector's Story, Mother
Mother (Kim Hye-ja) goes to investigate the junk collector's (Lee Young-suk) home in the hopes of revealing that he killed Ah-jung.
The Milton Family, Winter's Bone
Ree (Jennifer Lawrence) tracks down Thump Milton (Ronnie Hall) in an attempt to get some answers. As a result, Merab (Dale Dickey) and the members of the Milton family capture her and beat her up until Teardrop (John Hawkes) comes for her.
The Real Culprit, Mother
The police inform Mother (Kim Hye-ja) that they found the real culprit, and they take her to go visit him.
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 Transformation, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
The Queen transforms herself into a Witch.
Three French Officers Killed, The Battle of Algiers
On July 20, 1956, the FLN organized the quick, subtle assassinations of three French officers in Algiers.
Vaughan's Death, Crash
While James (James Spader) and Catharine (Deborah Kara Unger) are driving home, Vaughan (Elias Koteas) pursues them for a bit, then intentionally drives his car off an overpass to kill himself.
What Obligations?, Flowers of Shanghai
After proposing marriage to Jasmin (Vicky Wei), Master Wang (Tony Leung Chiu-wai) considers his responsibilities to Crimson (Michiko Hada).
Whisky a-Go-Go, Faces
Maria (Lynn Carlin) and her friends go to Whisky a Go Go, where they meet Chet (Seymour Cassel)
Who is Keyser Soze, The Usual Suspects
Verbal (Kevin Spacey) tells the tale of Keyser Soze.
Wolf Ghost, Biidaaban (The Dawn Comes)
While Biidaaban and Sabe are on the way to tap maple trees, Biidaaban sees a wolf ghost.
You Don't Like Guys?, Mother
Do-joon (Won Bin) drunkenly stumbles home at night. Along the way, he follows a young school girl Ah-jung (Moon Hee-ra) home. The next morning, the girl is found dead.
Zack Arrested, Down by Law
Zack (Tom Waits) is arrested for driving a car with a dead body in it.
