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.
83 films in the collection register this concept · in the glossary
Across the collection
Metropolis1927
The Scarlet Empress1934
Triumph of the Will1935
Children of Paradise1945
Kind Hearts and Coronets1949
In a Lonely Place1950
La Ronde1950
Sudden Fear1952
Shane1953
Pyaasa1957
The Seventh Seal1957
Ashes and Diamonds1958
A Midsummer's Night Dream1959
Imitation of Life1959
El Cid1961
Becket1964
Daisies1966
King of Hearts1966
La Chinoise1967
The Lion in Winter1968
El Topo1970
Patton1970
Sleuth1972
State of Siege1972
O Lucky Man!1973
Dog Day Afternoon1975
Network1976
Scum1979
Fitzcarraldo1982
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence1983
The Right Stuff1983
Lost in America1985
Pee-wee's Big Adventure1985
Silverado1985
A Better Tomorrow1986
Platoon1986
Raising Arizona1987
The Untouchables1987
Crossing Delancey1988
The Killer1989
Bugsy1991
A Few Good Men1992
Howards End1992
Orlando1992
The Player1992
The Hudsucker Proxy1994
Braveheart1995
Dead Man Walking1995
Fireworks1997
Starship Troopers1997
The Fifth Element1997
Rushmore1998
Titus1999
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon2000
Gladiator2000
Mission: Impossible II2000
Road to Perdition2002
King Kong2005
Lady Vengeance2005
Drive2011
Confession of Murder2012
Killing Them Softly2012
Lincoln2012
The Attorney2013
The Grand Budapest Hotel2014
Steve Jobs2015
Darkest Hour2017
Murder on the Orient Express2017
The Greatest Showman2017
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri2017
The Trial of the Chicago 72020
Cruella2021
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun2021
The Menu2022
Thor: Love and Thunder2022
Barbie2023
Beau Is Afraid2023
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga2024
The Brutalist2024
The Count of Monte Cristo2024
Hamnet2025
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery2025
De Gaulle: Liberté2026