can just as easily be read as a cautionary tale about the ruthless power of repressed desire as it can be read as a "homophobic" "psycho lesbian" story. in a homophobic society where one knows nothing but rejection as Andrea presumably does the extreme acts she commits feel slightly more reasonable then the actions of a lot of voyeuristic straight men in cinema (and this is coming from somebody who likes a lot of voyeuristic straight guy movies). if people on this site can reclaim the likes of Cruising or Dressed to Kill then this being reclaimed doesn't seem too far fetched.

obviously this movie is gorgeous as well but you don't need me to tell you that because it's literally directed by the guy who shot The Godfather