<P> In the video there are numerous elements of acting, cinematography, and editing that suggest an old - fashioned film style . The exaggerated gestures of the hat - wearing woman, helpless and fearful, and those of her quick - tempered lover hint at the acting style from 1920s expressionist films . The ostensive metaphors, such as the use of hypnosis on the woman by the man or the recurring shots of crossroad signs bearing names of romantic relationship - related attitudes, remind of the 1920s and 1930s efforts to express subjectivism in film . </P> <P> The use of circular masks, as to emphasize focal points or for a mere elegant look, also belongs to the aforementioned period . At the point where the woman first enters the man's bedroom and in the final rope scene, match cuts are used in a manner resemblant of that from silent experimental films . Mishra can be seen for brief moments on television screens in the background . </P> <P> There is also a scene where the woman closes the door on the man's arm, as she tries to escape from his advances . This is a direct reference to a very similar scene from Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel's 1928 surrealist film Un chien andalou . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart (1997) </Th> <Th> Peak position </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australia (ARIA) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada Alternative 30 (RPM) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canadian Dance (RPM) </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada Top Singles (RPM) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Denmark (IFPI) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France (SNEP) </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany (Official German Charts) </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ireland (IRMA) </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Italy (FIMI) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MTV Europe </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Norway (VG - lista) </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spain (AFYVE) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot 100 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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