
Thefilmisaboutwhattheroutineofeverydaylifecandotothehumanmindandpsyche.Italsoreflectsontheimportanceofthechoiceswemakeandhowlimitedthesechoicesareinthefirstplace.Theplotevolvesaroundafamilyoffour.Theyliveinthesuburbs,inastrangevillathatappears,throughacomplexgameofmirrors,tobemorelikeapieceofinstallationartthanarealhouse.Themaincharacter,whohardlyappearsonscreen,istheson,amaninhisthirties.Sufferingfromasthmaandeczemasincechildhood,heuseshisconditiontomanipulatehisparentsandhissister.Thustheexistenceoftheterrorizedfamilyturnsintoanendlessritualofattemptingtosatisfyhiswhims,andalwaysonthealertforyetanotheroneofhis“healthcrises”.<br/> LasMeninasresemblesthescatteredpiecesofapuzzle.Itisuptotheviewertoassembletheminordertoformhisveryownpicture–somethingthatmakesthefilmitselfpersonalandunique.