Perhaps, or perhaps it was simply natural in the context of the situation. Additionally, a theme (or at the very least, an idea) that runs through the film is that Margot feels distanced from the men in her life - at first she has the connection with Daniel, but in the masterful montage you mentioned, it shows them growing apart as well, and right before the scene where she sits alone in the amusement park ride in which she leans her head against the oven perfectly mirrors the one that opens the film with Lou. Essentially, with Margot as the protagonist, we as an audience have to experience the world from her perspective, seeing how she (at least in her eyes) views her relationships, at least in my interpretation, as consisting of stripping herself emotionally bare to men who grow ever more distant (look at her confrontation with Lou regarding how difficult it is to try to seduce him anymore). Thus, seeing the women as naked, as intimate as one could be with regards to physicality, reflects this, as does the absence of nudity with the men, which enhances the idea of a greater distance. That would be my thoughts, at least. As an aspiring director, to my mind a director, at least one with the talent of Sarah Polley, wouldn't make choices like this for their own titillation or other types of amusement, and I feel there's a lot more to it.
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