Director : Gustav Machaty
Drama/Romance
Black and White
Sound Mono
April 1936 (USA)
Aspect Ratio 1.37 : 1
82 minutes long
Main Characters
- Eva
- Adam
- Eva's husband
Eva marries an older man, but discovers that he is a control freak who doesn't seem to care for her. He is passionate. She regrets the marriage and they get divorced. While swimming her horse runs off with her clothing. She resorts to trying to chase it down topless. Another man catches the horse. After some bonding Eva seems to take a liking to Adam. They have sex, she orgasms and he impregnates her. Her ex-husband and her current lovers paths cross. The ex-husband considers murder suicide. He doesn't go through with the murder but in the end commits suicide. Eva and Adam see his corpse. Eva is overwhelmed with guilt. She leaves Adam without him knowing and raises their child alone.
The scene I have chosen occurs at 00:46:30 to 00:48:15. It is the sex scene between Eva and Adam.
Setting
Cabin
Various shots used
- Over shoulder shots producing voyeuristic viewing
- hand reaction shots to convey feeling
- Close up shots to show facial expression
- Close up shot from above looking down at this shot is voyeuristic
- Suggestive shot of a gap in the floor boards and furry rug having a pearl necklace tossed down onto it. The rug and gap being symbolic of a vagina and a the pearl necklace of semen.
- A shot of them through a veil producing a voyeuristic feel.
- Cut away shots
Mise-en scene
- Pillow
- Bed
- Pearl Necklace
- Dress
- Furry rug
- Quilts
- Light
- Veil
There are no sound effects or foley in this scene only music. The music suits very well to the piece. Building and fading away as the characters orgasm and experience bliss.
I rather like this scene as they tell all without showing much. The experience is conveyed through expression, symbolism and emotion.
The composition is very nice.
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