Sightlines · a concept

out of field relative

offscreen space continuous with a larger set.

On screen: the frame opens onto an implied adjacent space.

23 films in the collection register this concept · in the glossary

Across the collection

Trouble in Paradise1932Gaslight1944Rope1948All That Heaven Allows1955The Ladykillers1955PlayTime1967Oliver!1968The Party1968Star Wars1977E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial1982Blood Simple1985The Color Purple1985A Room with a View1986Jurassic Park1993The Lost World: Jurassic Park1997Godzilla19984 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days2007The Berlin File2013The Outpost2020A Quiet Place Part II2021Boiling Point2021To Catch a Killer2023Blue Heron2026