The film is noted for its extremely stylish cinematography. The most memorable scene features Titta injecting himself with heroin and sees the camera flip 180 degrees as it follows Titta's falling head. Brian Gibson at "Vue Weekly" affirms that "style becomes substance; cuts and angles create narrative, the screen's surface opens up depths" pointing out this scene as well as "gliding cameras, illusions of angle, and depth of field make glimpses of human behaviour emerge". According to him, the soundtrack emphasises "the coolness and strangeness of a coldly financial Switzerland—a Dante-like purgatory for Titta".