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  2. Afterglow (1997 film) - Wikipedia

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    Afterglow is a 1997 American comedy-drama film directed and written by Alan Rudolph and starring Nick Nolte, Julie Christie, Lara Flynn Boyle and Jonny Lee Miller. It was produced by Robert Altman and filmed in Montreal. Christie's performance earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. [1]

  3. Wikipedia:Source your plot summaries - Wikipedia

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    Wikipedia articles concerning fiction frequently feature overly long or excessively detailed plot summaries. While any plot section can be trimmed, it can be hard to know what to cut if one hasn't consumed the relevant media, while those who have might be tempted to explain any intricacy that arises to give the reader the full experience of the show.

  4. Wikipedia:How to write a plot summary - Wikipedia

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    Citations may or may not appear in a plot summary. The work of fiction itself is the primary source, and doesn't usually need to be cited for simple plot details. Secondary sources are needed for commentary, but that generally shouldn't appear in a plot summary. Citations are appropriate when including notable quotes from the work.

  5. Story generator - Wikipedia

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    A story generator or plot generator is a tool that generates basic narratives or plot ideas. The generator could be in the form of a computer program, a chart with multiple columns, a book composed of panels that flip independently of one another, or a set of several adjacent reels that spin independently of one another, allowing a user to select elements of a narrative plot.

  6. Wikipedia:How to streamline a plot summary - Wikipedia

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    The goal is to summarise the film's plot, not its editing. Identifying specific scenes or transitions is unnecessary. "The film begins with a dramatic showdown at noon between two gunfighters." → "Two gunfighters duel at noon." "Later, a cop arrests the conspirators. In the next scene, they escape from jail."

  7. Wikipedia:Plot-only description of fictional works - Wikipedia

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    The coverage of a fictional work should not be a mere plot summary. A summary should facilitate substantial coverage of the work's real-world development, reception, and significance. This means that an article about a work of fiction or elements from such works should not solely be a summary of the primary and tertiary sources , they should ...

  8. Wikipedia talk:How to write a plot summary - Wikipedia

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    As an example for a well-known movie, look at the plot summary for The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)#Plot. After the character Dorothy Gale in introduced in the first sentence, imagine replacing all mentions of "Dorothy" with "Gale" in the rest of that plot summary. If I misunderstood what you meant in your comment, I apologize.

  9. Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Film - Wikipedia

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    Instead of a plot summary, a documentary article should have a synopsis that serves as an overview of the documentary. The synopsis should describe the on-screen events without interpretation, following the same guidelines that apply to a plot summary (see WP:FILMPLOT). Since a documentary deals with real-life topics and figures, provide ...