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A type of film distribution in which a film is shown in just a small fraction of the movie theaters available in a region or country, typically only in major metropolitan markets and often at small-scale independently owned theaters; in the U.S. and Canada, a limited release is defined as a film released in less than 600 theaters nationwide.
The term plot can also serve as a verb, as part of the craft of writing, referring to the writer devising and ordering story events. (A related meaning is a character's planning of future actions in the story.) The term plot, however, in common usage (e.g., a "film plot") more often refers to a narrative summary, or story synopsis.
The use of a MacGuffin as a plot device predates the name MacGuffin. The Holy Grail of Arthurian legend has been cited as an early example of a MacGuffin. The Holy Grail is the desired object that is essential to initiate and advance the plot, but the final disposition of the Grail is never revealed, suggesting that the object is not of significance in itself. [8]
A narrative work beginning in medias res (Classical Latin: [ɪn ˈmɛdɪ.aːs ˈreːs], lit. "into the middle of things") opens in the chronological middle of the plot, rather than at the beginning (cf. ab ovo, ab initio). [1] Often, exposition is initially bypassed, instead filled in gradually through dialogue, flashbacks, or description of ...
A plot voucher, as defined by Nick Lowe, [5] is an object given to a character (especially to the protagonist) before they encounter an obstacle that requires the use of the object. An example of a plot voucher is a gift received by a character, which later impedes a deadly bullet.
Incendies (French: [ɛ̃sɑ̃di] ⓘ; English: Fires) is a 2010 Canadian drama film directed by Denis Villeneuve, who co-wrote the screenplay with Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad 's play of the same name , Incendies stars Lubna Azabal , Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin , Maxim Gaudette , and Rémy Girard .
The film is told in the first person by Xavier. The dialogue is mostly in French, with some English and much Spanish, a little Catalan, Danish, German and Italian. It is the first instalment in the "Spanish Apartment" trilogy, which continues in the sequels Russian Dolls (2005) and Chinese Puzzle (2013). [4]
Plot, a 1973 French-Italian film; Plotting, a 1989 Taito puzzle video game, also called Flipull; The Plot, a platform game released in 1988 for the Amstrad CPC and Sinclair Spectrum; Plotting (non-fiction), a 1939 book on writing by Jack Woodford; The Plot, a 2021 mystery by Jean Hanff Korelitz