prologue

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But the script for Besson’s “Dracula” keeps getting distracted with multiple flashbacks — the film opens with a 15-minute prologue in which Vlad straps on his fanged helmet and rides into battle.

From Los Angeles Times

UK road champion Sam Watson won the opening prologue of the race for Ineos Grenadiers.

From BBC

But if past is prologue, investors, at least, could come out ahead.

From MarketWatch

In a prologue about Lee’s harsh childhood in Manchester, England, her mother hums a tune to her based on the traditional Shaker hymn “Beautiful Treasures.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Method dressing often becomes prologue to the film itself — it sets the tone and the context of the film and makes you curious about it,” says Ross Martin, president of marketing agency Known.

From Los Angeles Times