A young woman sits alone at a modest wooden table in a rustic kitchen. The morning sunlight streams in through a single, small window illuminating a steaming cup of coffee. The framing is wide but tight around the table, focusing primarily on her interaction with the objects on the table – a piece of bread and salt. Her features are hauntingly sharp, suggesting traces of hunger and hardship.
The camera angle is slightly low, showcasing her in a heroic yet vulnerable light. The colors are somewhat desaturated – ranging from dirty whites of the walls, to brown and sienna tones of wood. The lighting falls primarily on the face of the woman, the bread and salt, casting long shadows on the surface of the table, creating depth and contrast.
The camera slowly moves inwards, coming into a mid-close up shot to capture her expression and the action of sprinkling coarse salt over the stale piece of bread – her breakfast. The movement highlights her desperation, the harshness of living conditions where even the most basic ingredients become a delicacy.
Shadows subtly shift as the camera moves, emphasizing the passage of time and the lack of resources. The overall scene has an imbalance of space, focusing more on the emptiness around, and emphasizing the loneliness and the struggle of this woman’s daily life. It’s a shot of a constant struggle that indicates an imminent sense of starvation.