When asked about her research for the film, which is set in 1950s New York, Blanchett said she read a lot of girl-on-girl books from the period.
"Leaf blowers need to be eradicated from the face of the Earth. It's a metaphor for what's wrong with us as a species. We blow shit from one side of our lawn to the other side, and then the wind is just gonna blow it back."