"The Most Beautiful Man in the World" Brief Analysis

The Most Beautiful Man in the World

Titles fade in and out quickly, with black screen/white writing

Diegetic sound of loud noises/banging – man’s voice apologising

Cut to next scene, girl sleeping with dog next to her

Fade to another scene, girl sitting, chewing her hand, whilst we hear the adults speaking about hair

Cut to title of film

Sound of telephone fades in with the cut back to earlier scene, of girl sleeping, girl wakes up, lying on her back; dog moves away, childlike voice is heard when talking on the phone, yet we see an adult walking in frame; gives very short answers on the phone, girl looks out the window

Scene outside, girl is riding in circles on her bike, dog is watching her, rings her bell, insects chirping, looks towards the bridge, goes past the fence (her barrier?) and into the field, sways playfully through the field, picks at flowers, repetitive editorial hand brushing the flowers, girl poking stick in the river (common rural environment sounds), girl notices a man stroking her dog, make eye contact, she smiles, tells him it’s her dog, they keep eye contact, man removes a bug from her shoulder, puts it into her hand, man bends down, smiles back at the girl, cars heard in distance, man and girl notice a woman watching them, man looks away, girl runs back towards the house

Woman and girl inside, woman slams door and walks away, girl stays by doorway

Man stands in the field, with the bridge, vehicles moving, and a tower in the background

Girl sitting on stairs, looking to her left then forward, then down

Actor credits appear on black screen in white writing

Happy diegetic sound heard (cheering, gratitude), girl’s expression is blank, church bell ringing, ticking

Full credits appear/scroll down the screen