From the start I greatly admired the meticulous framing of the shots which managed to cinematically convey the apparent perfection of the privileged world of the central characters – from the opening shot of them cocooned in the .luxury car while street riots erupted around them. This technique very well conveyed the family’s blissful confidence in their lives and circumstances.
Teodora was the disruptor in this scenario, inveigling her way in to their situation and confidence, often by providing a missing element in each of their lives, particularly a sympathetic ear for personal concerns, but also including corruption (the daughter and the cigarettes) that was not satisfied in any way in the family’s otherwise perfect life.
As the film progressed the framing became less rigid, reflecting the impact that the disruptor was having upon the family. But at the end, the lurch into a different sort of film was too rushed and sudden (although this outcome, had been hinted at effectively earlier on) but the way it was achieved was, I felt, too sudden and radical. I don’t want to; give it away but if one thinks of ‘eat the rich’ and Saltburn then you will get the idea I think.