Her face is thin and serious, her graying hair pulled back, as she supports her head with her left hand, her right hand counterpoised in her lap, holding a fan.
Qualities of gum, such as wet, sticky, and viscous, were mentally abstracted, and these meanings counterpoised against ochre properties, such as dry, loose, and dehydrating.
It's an elegant piece of film-making, in which the beauty of the countryside is counterpoised with a dynamic narrative leading in unexpected directions.
