Based on the play 'Before Breakfast' by Eugene O'Neill, the short film locates itself in the house of an Indian couple. It's a busy morning as the woman prepares tea, breakfast, and takes care of other chores before leaving for her job at a school. The very beginning establishes that this is a household marked by financial trouble and the consequent anxieties.
While the protagonist continues to nag and taunt her husband about their situation, we never truly see him on screen, much like the character in the parent text who never makes an appearance on stage, his groans and moans only heard from behind the stage wings. The film aspires to be a comment on the breakdown of communication between people, while also drawing a sharp contrast between the romantic hopes of youth as opposed to what it becomes when faced with the hard realities of life.
Read LessWhile the protagonist continues to nag and taunt her husband about their situation, we never truly see him on screen, much like the character in the parent text who never makes an appearance on stage, his groans and moans only heard from behind the stage wings. The film aspires to be a comment on the breakdown of communication between people, while also drawing a sharp contrast between the romantic hopes of youth as opposed to what it becomes when faced with the hard realities of life.
