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One of the most disturbing techniques is the use of the "reverse shot." When Lourenço looks at Sarah, we do not see a romantic soft-focus image. We see a clinical, fragmented close-up of the specific body part he is pricing. The camera treats her the way Lourenço treats her: as a cut of meat.

Lourenço views the world as a vast "human catalogue" where people are merely objects to be bought at the lowest possible price. He often classifies his desperate customers by their physical traits or the items they sell, such as "the addict" or "the gramaphone man". O Cheiro Do Ralo

The film never reveals a literal, olfactory source of decay. The smell is metaphorical. It represents: One of the most disturbing techniques is the

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