The subtle delicateness is suggested when she is caressing his chest slowly and he then does the same to her they take the time to make love. Their bodies are playing together and it even looks like a dance, from time to time soft or passionate. The enthusiasm of Molly is highlighted with her loss of control and with the music getting more and more intense. The tracking shot following Molly’s hands rubbing Sam’s back is extremely erotic, and so is the close up of Sam grabbing Molly’s ( naked?) bum in an animal way. Their young foolishness is symbolized when they smile at each other while having their faces extremely close to each other. Shots are all extremely sensual, especially the close ups of them kissing. Looking at that shot, it seems like they are two teenagers who are just in love.
Is that a mistake of shoot or is this supposed to be like this? They are now in the middle of the living room some lights are turned on and they no longer have clay all over their arms and hands. Then it seems like we have skipped time as the next shot is a long shot of Sam carrying Molly while standing. The extreme close up of them kissing brings us into the couple’s privacy as the scene gets even more intense accentuated by the music being at its apogee. Sam then starts kissing her in her neck, while still tickling her a bit.
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The colour of clay is melting with Molly’s skin colour: she is as soft as clay. Who knew that clay could be so sexy? Maybe it is the way their fingers play together intensively, yet delicately and slowly at the same time. The sexual tension is extreme, and surprising given the tool used. It seems like Sam is playing a game when he starts modelling her hands and arms instead of the phallic-shaped clay. Their facial expressions reveal a certain type of emotion, while their hands express the sensuality of physical contact. The succession of the two same shots – close up of their hands and medium shot of their upper body – for almost 40 seconds gives rhythm to the action. The few seconds of laughter then lead to the manufactory of the pottery together, enhanced by a close up of their hands working together. Indeed, apparently this was not in the script but they continued acting anyway. They laugh and natural comes out in these few seconds. He then touches the clay, but destroys her work in a second, not on purpose. He starts tickling her in a gentle way, which indicates the tenderness of their relationship. She still doesn’t stop and he is observing her. He then grabs a stool and sits behind her. He asks his lover what she is doing and she replies: “I couldn’t sleep”, which is usually a sign of torment. The music and medium shot of Molly concentrated lead to the entrance of Sam, shirtless but wearing a pair of jeans. The record player starts a new song, which is the very famous Unchained Melody, by The Righteous Brothers. The short transition without music makes us understand that the music actually plays an important part in the scene. The second shot is a close up of a record player ending a song. The darkness of the night contrasts with the brightness of clay and her white outfit. Potteries are surrounding her so the viewer understands she is a clay artist. We can see the protagonist of the story, Molly, sitting in her living room and making pottery from clay in the middle of the night. This scene actually shows their relationship and their existing – and intense – chemistry.Ī long shot sets the environment. The scene happens quite early in the movie, at the 11 th minute, before Sam’s death. Although not really critically acclaimed in its whole, it was however, a massive hit as it was the highest grossing film globally of 1990. Ghost’s pottery scene remains one of the most iconic love scenes of all times.