sentences:  However, it skilfully points out the layered construction of a second identity, that of Juan Faneca, whose black cloak, wide-brimmed hat, scars and eyepatch stand for a grotesque masculine self-image of sexual predominance based on outmoded forms of seduction.What starts as an unbelievable adventure gradually develops into an ironic criticism of the dual social and linguistic policies of Catalonia.The film is a dark reflection about personal identity and alienation, through which Aranda is also able to make the viewer feel alienated.