The way they filmed the scene of Elizabeth throwing the Russian food into the sink really provoked a visceral reaction in me. They shot it in close-up and the wet plop noise it made when it hit the sink seemed extra loud.

How symbolic that Elizabeth ground up her Russian comfort food with an American garbage disposal.

I agree about the Leonard Cohen song. It seemed to take on a foreboding air. Dance Me to the End of Love Love me to the bitter end.