Child's Pose (2013)
Figures
Form & technique
- The film's aesthetic style (handheld camera, long takes)
- The final scene where Cornelia confronts the victim's parents
Tropes
- The mother-son relationship between Cornelia and Barbu
- Cornelia's use of social connections and bribery to protect her son
- Cornelia's character as a representative of her social class
- The film's intense psychological focus compared to earlier New Wave films