António employs a deliberate narrative strategy by keeping Miguel’s face hidden for the first half of the film. This choice forces the audience to live within Lúcia’s subjective experience and the cold reality of the legal procedures. The second half shifts into a courtroom drama, which reviewers describe as a "verbal anatomy" of a woman’s sexual life. The trial becomes a weaponized space where Lúcia’s lack of sexual enthusiasm is used to label her "frigid," effectively shifting the blame from the perpetrator to the victim's perceived failure as a wife.
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Below is an essay draft analyzing the film’s themes and narrative structure. António employs a deliberate narrative strategy by keeping