the narration (monologue) draws a line between the present and the past, as well as between objective and subjective realities, making the retrospection both personal and introspective. while the film maintains a linear progression in its storytelling, it also includes intermittent flashback-style sequences, much like how memories function: fading away then suddenly reappearing. some elements, especially when two Vita come together in the closing scenes, remind me of Charlie Kaufman, particularly Synecdoche, New York.