The idea of art trying to imitate life comes down to motivation of the characters. Director Todd Haynes is known for being able to take difficult subject material and either progress it back and forth over the line. This aspect of human nature or sexuality is his forte. "May/December" exists in a different realm than say "Carol" or "Far From Heaven" since the motivations figure in peripherally

The texture of "The Woman In The Window" is an interesting one but it is perspective that it perhaps moves a little too broadly within the narrative. Based on the novel by A.J. Finn, the book itself (having talked to the author just before this adaptation began shooting) was a mediation on his own insomnia.