 The film continues to be appreciated for its experimental nature , its camera angles and montage elements being treated in an unusual manner , while the fiction elements of the screenplay hint of magic realism . In this sense , it is important to mention that the days in the film are separated by Andrei 's erotic dreams . In his dreams , the differences between him and Marilena are partially removed , either by lowering the rooftop on which the boy stands to ground level or by debarking the girl from a breast @-@ shaped UFO that scares the neighbors away . Another fictional element is Marilena 's capacity of provoking short circuits , in moments in which she is very emotionally active ( e.g. , when Andrei touches her in the bar 's restroom , or when the whole neighborhood is cut from electricity when she cries near the high voltage electrical box ) . 
