The colonel (Alterio), begins to stalk his former lover, Angela (Chaplin) as he suspects her of political involvement in an anti-government group. Surrealist elements become apparent as the Colonel fuses his memories of Angela with his suspicions to create fantasy scenarios of capturing the elusive actress.<ref name=gen>[https://www.nytimes.com/1990/08/17/movies/surrealism-meets-politics-in-festival-latino-film.html?src=pm Surrealism Meets Politics in Festival Latino Film] New York Times. 17 August 1990. Retrieved on 28 July 2011.</ref>