Sightlines · a concept

the Figure

the action-image bent so situation/action appear through a Figure; the image begins to think.

On screen: action transposed into figure/spectacle/discourse rather than acted directly.

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

Across the collection

Metropolis1927The Scarlet Empress1934Triumph of the Will1935Children of Paradise1945In a Lonely Place1950La Ronde1950Sudden Fear1952Shane1953The Seventh Seal1957Ashes and Diamonds1958Becket1964King of Hearts1966La Chinoise1967The Lion in Winter1968El Topo1970Patton1970Sleuth1972State of Siege1972O Lucky Man!1973Dog Day Afternoon1975Network1976Fitzcarraldo1982The Right Stuff1983A Better Tomorrow1986Platoon1986Raising Arizona1987The Untouchables1987The Killer1989Bugsy1991A Few Good Men1992Howards End1992The Player1992The Hudsucker Proxy1994Braveheart1995Dead Man Walking1995Fireworks1997Starship Troopers1997The Fifth Element1997Rushmore1998Titus1999Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon2000Gladiator2000Mission: Impossible II2000Road to Perdition2002King Kong2005Lady Vengeance2005Drive2011Confession of Murder2012Killing Them Softly2012Lincoln2012The Attorney2013The Grand Budapest Hotel2014Steve Jobs2015Darkest Hour2017Murder on the Orient Express2017Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri2017The Trial of the Chicago 72020The Menu2022The Brutalist2024Hamnet2025