Hyperrealism - The film constantly switches from fantasy to reality. Especially when the main character, Selma begins to daydream about being in her own musical. Selma imagines a more fairer and better world, compared to the life that she is living.
Intertextuality - Its a musical within a musical. The film references other films. For example Selma is playing the lead role in The Sound Of Music, she not only sings these songs in rehearsal but also in other parts of the film.
Appropriation - Selma sings "My Favourite Things" from the sound of music. She gives the song a new context by singing it from her prison cell.
Fragmented - the narrative is broken into many different parts, we get to see the story from each characters perspective.
Deconstructs - it doesn't fulfill your expectations of a musical. Most musicals have a happy ending but this one ends with the main character dying!
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