flashback

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The scene-to-scene transition out of the flashback is a mirror image of the one that brought us in.

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  1. noun A literary or cinematic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological order of a narrative.
  2. noun The episode or scene depicted by means of this device.
  3. noun An unexpected recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug long after its original use.
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  • The full import of that final farewell is then revealed in flashback, the casualness of the encounter, the dawning realisation of being swept along in something wonderful, and the same time the recognition that "it's all no good", since they fear the impact it will have on their quiet comfortable lives and marriages. —  DVD Times
  • If only Kukunoor had been more open about the sequence in the flashback, the finale would have been well received.
  • Unfolding in flashback, the film steps back in time to 1988 Northern Ireland, where chancer best friends Martin (Jim Sturgess) and Sean (Kevin Zegers) hawk products door to door for cash in the hand, gleefully ignoring the visible signs of conflict between British forces and the IRA. —  Express & Star
  • With flashback, the flavors are (10g unless noted otherwise) Flashback Database, —  link
  • Richard Corben illustrates another gripping Connacht flashback, as we witness how Conan's grandfather returned to Cimmeria, found a bride, and tamed his wanderlust in order to become an integral part of his tribe. —  Comic Book Resources
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