: The film is broken into two sections, a portrait of a husband and then his wife. Each section is comprised of a shot which is slowed down, emphasizing incremental changes. In the first, a male voice-over lists qualities of the man; evenly and dispassionately his catalogue of observations and characteristics accumulates. In the second section, the woman reads entries from her diary, which vary from the mundane to the self-reflexive. Taken together the film portraits contrast visual and aural information, objective and subjective voices, and the possibility of knowing another through observation or revelation. Yet, the sum is more than a comparison of strategies; it is a painful, powerful family portrait.