This little film is remarkably fresh for its age. With a lot of the action happening off-screen R.W. Paul manages to use the medium in such a smart and effective way that our imaginations run wild and fill in so much more than the filmmaker could possibly put on-screen. Having the action off-screen also enabled some hardly noticeable (original) editing that gives this piece its extra fast pace and the possibility to end with the actors appearing as wounded and ravished as they do.
It's hard to tell if the painted backdrop is supposed to come across as real, but it seems to give so much air and space to the scene and its symmetrical composition contributes much to the excellent framing, staging and blocking.
