The film focuses on the heteronormative constraints of 19th-century Argentine society. There is no evidence of non-cisnormative identities or same-sex intimacy within the primary arc.

The narrative serves as a profound critique of traditional gender hierarchies. Leonor’s journey from a submissive housewife to an autonomous individual demonstrates high agency and a disruption of patriarchal tropes.

Casting reflects the socioeconomic and racial hierarchies of 19th-century Argentina's landowning class. The film provides a period-accurate depiction of the era's specific social stratification.

The film critiques traditional Western and religious institutions. It portrays marriage and the domestic sphere as restrictive frameworks that can facilitate deception and oppression rather than sacred bonds.

There are no prominent depictions of physical or neurodivergent disabilities that drive the narrative.