Sexual repression here merely serves as a symbol. In the face of reality, the old man retreats to fantasy; his son-in-law seeks the underprivileged women as an outlet; the veteran neighbor is braver in a way but cold-blooded when he kicks the maid who's been with him for 12 years out for a younger one; the bourgeoisie woman is chained by the religion physically, even more mentally. Perhaps the baffle feeling lies most in the murderer, who is cruel and yet rational and with such a vision. The cloud means there will be a pour.
