▁a ▁les bian ▁bar ▁and ▁attempts ▁to ▁connect ▁with ▁other ▁les bi ans ▁through ▁a ▁string ▁of ▁affairs ▁to ▁explore ▁her ▁new ▁identity . ▁The ▁film ▁expl ores ▁her ▁l onel iness , ▁her ▁changing ▁relationships ▁with ▁her ▁children , ▁and ▁her ▁new ▁relationship ▁with ▁Sand y , ▁who ▁is ▁shock ed ▁at ▁L ian na ' s ▁revel ations ▁at ▁first , ▁but ▁slowly ▁begins ▁to ▁accept ▁it ▁and ▁support ▁L ian na . ▁L ian na ▁also ▁gets ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁super ▁market ▁c ash ier . ▁▁ ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁film , ▁Ruth ▁moves ▁out ▁of ▁town ▁( and ▁out ▁of ▁L ian na ' s ▁life ) ▁to ▁California ▁to ▁take ▁another ▁teaching ▁job . ▁Despite ▁now ▁being ▁alone ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁L ian na ▁and ▁her ▁friend ▁Sand y ▁recon cile ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁scene ▁which ▁mirror s ▁the ▁opening ▁scene ▁of ▁L ian na ▁and ▁Sand y ▁talking ▁at ▁a ▁park ▁play ground . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Crit ical ▁response ▁The ▁staff ▁at ▁Vari ety ▁magazine ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁positive ▁review ▁and ▁wrote ▁" John ▁Say les ▁again ▁uses ▁a ▁keen ▁intelligence ▁and ▁fin ely ▁tun ed ▁ear ▁to ▁tack le ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁friendship ▁and ▁lov ing ▁in ▁L ian na ." ▁They ▁especially ▁pra ised ▁the ▁acting ▁and ▁the ▁supporting ▁characters ' ▁re actions ▁to ▁L ian na ' s ▁les bian ▁affair . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁review , ▁Vincent ▁Can by ▁wrote ▁" Th