The Arrival

 The Arrival, by Daniel Montanarini, is a short film of the genre, drama which depicts a pregnant woman sitting in a cafe. She is waiting for the father of the baby and at the beginning it is portrayed to us that she is going to tell him that she has decided to not have the baby. A symbol used is the fact that she orders a cup of caffeinated coffee. The movie is narrated by the woman and we can tell that we are listening to her thoughts. We experience her ruminating about the situation. By the end of the film, the woman decides to order a decaffeinated coffee instead which represents to us that she has probably decided to keep the baby. 

Narrative: There is an open ending as the man she has been waiting for arrives and we wonder what she is going to tell him and what is going to happen. Although it has been hinted to us that she has decided to keep the baby, we are not sure and this can be left to our imaginations. 

Cinematography: There is a long shot of Anna in the cafe with no editing. We are taken further towards Anna as she thinks and do not dolly back out until the man walks in. This could represent us being pulled back into reality and out of our minds.

Mis En Scene: Anna stands out to us in this film. She wears a white tshirt and is framed by a dark background. We see characters around Anna which she reads as symbols about whether she should keep the baby. There is a woman with a pram which shows her think perhaps she should keep it? There is also an old woman which may make Anna wonder how much time she has left where she can have a baby.

Lighting: At the beginning the light is dull but Anna is in a spotlight, showing she is the focus of the scene and this reinforces the fact we are listening to Anna's thoughts and are inside her head, rather than focussing what is going on around her. The darkness around her shows her as alone in this decision.