I was a big fan of the cinematography—it was stunning—but I felt like I needed more about this girl. There’s so much complexity and depth to her character that’s left unsaid or unexplored. The only scene where I felt like I truly understood her was at the very end, in the car with Igor.

As a reformed straight person, I could deeply relate to that need to satisfy men—the instinct to live for them, to believe the most valuable thing…