Scene Analysis: Closing Scene

Question 1

Cinematography:
1. several wide shots of the sunrise
2. medium shot containing man, wife and baby
3. close up of man and wife kissing
4. moonlight shines on wife’s bed when the man is crying
5. high key lighting of man and wife reunited

Answer 1

1. ties up the wider metaphor of redemption
2. nuclear family. traditional values
3. inseparable
4. emphasises it is empty and adds to the man’s grief and sorrow
5. suggests their relationship is happy and renewed

Question 2

Sound:
1. melodramatic orchestral score
2. diegetic church bells
3. suspenseful music as city woman tries to call the man over
4. loud aggressive music as the man chases the city woman
5. music becomes quieter as the maid calls the man over
6. low pitched trumpet as the maid is shouting

Answer 2

1. emphasises grief and sadness
2. creates a mournful tone
3. builds up to create horror
4. GE trope, showing his psychology and connoting his anger
5. becomes more emotional and triumphant
6. abrupt shift in tone

Question 3

Mise en scene:
1. use of shadows around city woman
2. the man is no longer wearing his coat
3. sun rises when the city woman leaves town

Answer 3

1. connotes evil
2. shows he is no longer contained
3. suggests her modernity is what corrupted the land and connotes new beginnings and renewed love

Question 4

Editing:
1. lingering close up of the man
2. close up of the maid shouting for the man
3. faster pace when the man attacks city woman

Answer 4

2. shows how the man is prioritising the city woman and violence
3. shows the man’s anger and grief