A late afternoon classroom, Warm sunlight falls slanting through half-open windows and settles in golden stripes across old wooden tables. Only 3 of the students sit in the front row — young teenagers, ruhig, aufmerksam, their backs slightly turned to the viewer. A tense silence lies between them, as if the room were holding its breath. In front of the blackboard, the attractive teacher sits on the teacher's desk, slightly turned sideways to the camera. In her right hand she holds a smoldering cigarette, from which fine smoke rises and is lost in the rays of light. Her face is clearly recognizable – expressionless, fast abwesend, eyes wide open, as if she were seeing something, that no one else can see. Eine ruhige, aloof beauty, that radiates authority and emptiness at the same time. Der Raum wirkt real, but the atmosphere is remote: The smoke floats in silent spirals, Dust particles dance, The students' shadows lie like thoughts over the tables. Kein Wort, No sound, only the slow heartbeat of a scene between control and decay. *Cinematic surrealism, 3/4 frontal perspective on teacher, first row of students only, glowing cigarette in right hand, realistic smoke and light diffusion, soft volumetric golden light, chalkboard background, detailed wooden desks, emotional stillness, subtle psychological tension, muted warm tones, cinematic depth of field, introspective composition.* [tags: surrealism:high, realism:cinematic, lighting:golden_hour, mood:melancholic, emotion:detached, atmosphere:smoky, composition:balanced, perspective:3/4_frontal_on_teacher, small_object:clarity_high, focus:hand_held, detail:precise, aspect:16:9]