In the Cut (2003)

A New York writing professor, Frannie Avery (Ryan), has an erotic affair with a police detective (Ruffalo) investigating a murder in her neighborhood of a beautiful young woman...

Director:

Jane Campion

Writers:

Jane Campion (screenplay), Susanna Moore (screenplay),

Stars:

Jennifer Jason Leigh, Meg Ryan, Micheal Nuccio

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jennifer Jason Leigh	...	Pauline
Meg Ryan	...	Frannie Avery
Micheal Nuccio	...	Frannie's Young Father
Allison Nega	...	Young Father's Fiancee (as Alison Nega)
Dominick Aries	...	Attentive Husband
Susan Gardner	...	Perfect Wife
Sharrieff Pugh	...	Cornelius Webb
Nick Damici	...	Detective Ritchie Rodriguez
Heather Litteer	...	Angela Sands
Daniel T. Booth	...	Luther Wilker Red Turtle Bartender
Yaani King	...	Frannie's Student
Frank Harts	...	Frannie's Student
Sebastian Sozzi	...	Frannie's Student
Zach Wegner	...	Frannie's Student (as Zack Wegner)
Mark Ruffalo	...	Detective Giovanni A. Malloy

Storyline

Following the gruesome murder of a young woman in her neighborhood, a self-determined woman living in New York City--as if to test the limits of her own safety--propels herself into an impossibly risky sexual liaison. Soon she grows increasingly wary about the motives of every man with whom she has contact--and about her own.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | new york | detective | police detective | professor | 

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Taglines:

Everything you know about desire is dead wrong.

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Genres:

Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexuality including explicit dialogue, nudity, graphic crime scenes and language

Details

Official Sites:

Pathé [France] Sony Pictures

Country:

Australia USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 October 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

En carne viva

Filming Locations:

7th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$239,152 (Japan) (2 April 2004)

Gross:

$239,152 (Japan) (2 April 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pathe Productions, Pathé Pictures International, Red Turtle

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min 113 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The costume department bought the entire wardrobe from the production remains of The Job, a recently canceled TV show, for $400.

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Goofs

When Detective Rodriguez splashes Malloy with his water pistol, a girl with a short skirt and red purse hurries by them. Half a minute later, when Malloy enters the car, the same girl walks by again.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Pauline: What does "broccoli" mean"?
Frannie: Depends on the context. Pubic hair or marijuana. It's a noun.
Pauline: And "Virginia"?
Frannie: Vagina. As in, "He penetrated her Virginia with a hammer".

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Crazy Credits

There is a typo in the credits - 'transportation' is spelt 'tranportation' (missing the 's')

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Connections

Referenced in Game K N B: Episode dated 3 March 2007 (2007)

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Soundtracks

"Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)"
Music by Norman Whitfield
Lyrics by Barrett Strong
Performed by The Temptations

User Reviews

Jane Campion's film has something that makes it worth seeing…

In fact, much of Frannie's allure is that she isn't shy about her body, or even afraid to engage in sexual activity with Detective James Malloy (Mark Ruffalo) in her two room apartment on Washington Square…

In the Red Turtle bar, Frannie (Meg Ryan) inadvertently watched a man, with a tattoo on his wrist, receiving oral gratification from a girl with blue fingernails having diamonds in them…

Soon after, there was a homicide in Frannie's neighborhood… The body of the woman, or part of her body, to be exact, was found in the garden outside her window…The girl who was murdered was Angela Sands with the blue fingernails …

As the psychopath strikes again and again, Frannie embarks on a powerfully physical sexual relationship with Malloy, despite her rising suspicions, later on, that the serial killer in question may very well be the 'good cop' with the 'three of spade' she saw once…

Meg Ryan plays a very interior character living out of her unconscious emotions and actions, seeming always scared of what she wants… Her only passion was poetry… Her former lover Kevin Bacon— mentally unbalanced—thinks he should stick around because he slept with her twice… Bacon maintains a threatening presence throughout the whole picture… Jennifer Jason Leigh— exquisitely sexy— graces the screen as Frannie's half-sister Pauline… In his few scenes with Ryan, Sharrieff Pugh proves to be sweet and charming but also bad and scary…