(Princesas) How far does the impact of films you have studied for this topic depend on distinctive uses of film techniques?

Princesas film

One scene within the film 'Princesas' where it depends upon distinctive uses of film techniques is the scene where the character 'Caye' is at a restaurant with 'Manuel' on a date. Particularly in this scene a  forward tracking shot following 'Caye' is shown within this shot behind 'Caye' miss en scene of props is used by the use of her clothing which on the back of the shirt it says 'Sexy Girl' and underneath this writing is the number '69' which could link specifically to her job as a prostitute as the number links into a sexual position which would usually be deemed as inappropriate clothing to wear on a date especially as she says earlier on in the film 'I want to find love'. Which suggests the character as a dreamer. On the date, the camera that is being used is hand held, showing both characters 'Caye' and 'Manuel' sitting at the table which creates a sense of verisimilitude within the date. The use of dialogue within the scene of 'Caye' saying "The shirt looks better on Zule, she has bigger tits than me, Guys like big tits right? Mine are pretty small." This quote shows that she is very limited as a dominant figure as she is concerned about the size of her boobs which shows that she is sub-ordinate to me to the 'male patriarchy' as she wants her boobs to be bigger as she cares what men think about her, showing a dominance of masculinity. There is then a close up shot shown within the date scene at the restaurant with 'Manuel' of their hands touching move up and down gently on top of his, this shows 'Caye' trying to be seductive towards 'Manuel' as she is trying to win his love over for her which again shows he need for love and the theme of her being a dreamer to be in a relationship. There is then 'diegetic' sound of a phone ringing which is a constant interruption within romance films and scenes, which comes in-between 'Manuel' and 'Caye' on the date, this then leads to their hands becoming distant from one another.

Another example within this scene that shows the film 'Princesas' depending upon distinctive uses of film techniques is by the use of a hand held camera shot again showing another man at a different table looking towards the table that 'Caye' and 'Manuel' are dining at to suggest he was the one that rung the phone within this scene. The use of a hand held camera shot within this part of the scene has a very significant impact because it shows the person that is calling her which subsequently leads the character 'Caye' to go into the bathroom. At this part of the scene the man from the other table in the restaurant comes into the bathroom and says "I will give you 100 euros to suck my dick". At first Caye is hesitant but then as she is giving the man a blowjob the sequence shows the character 'Caye' in the reflection of a mirror which suggests that she is not actually there and it's only another part of her imagination and a reflection in her life. The use of her being shown in a reflection of the camera shot is to create a sense of 'verisimilitude', the reason for this is because the shot being shown in the reflection of a mirror doesn't mean it is actually happening, it makes it seem real because you can see the sexual activity happening, however it is not shown directly happening.