In the Cut [20th Anniversary] [Blu-ray]

Director: Jane Campion Jane Campion

Overview

Jane Campion directs the erotic thriller In the Cut, based on the best-selling suspense novel by Susanna Moore. Set in New York City during the summertime, the film is centered on Frannie Avery (Meg Ryan), a middle-class English teacher in the midst of researching a book project about colloquial language. One night she accidentally witnesses a sexual situation involving a suspected killer, which may make her valuable to a police investigation. When Detective Malloy (Mark Ruffalo) comes to her apartment to interview her about a neighborhood murder, she becomes intensely attracted to him. Although they are not sure if they can completely trust each other, Frannie and Malloy start up a passionate love affair. Meanwhile, the killer remains on the loose and the list of suspects includes Malloy's partner, Rodriguez (Nick Damici), and Frannie's student Cornelius (Sharrieff Pugh). Jennifer Jason Leigh stars as Frannie's half-sister, Pauline. In the Cut was shown at the 2003 Toronto Film Festival.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/16/2023
UPC:	0683904635884
Original Release:	2003
Rating:	R
Source:	Sony Pictures Home
Language:	English
Time:	1:59:00
Sales rank:	41,306

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Meg Ryan	Frannie
Mark Ruffalo	Det. Malloy
Jennifer Jason Leigh	Pauline
Kevin Bacon	John Graham
Nick Damici	Det. Rodriguez
Sharrieff Pugh	Cornelius Webb
Sunrise Coigney	Frannie's Young Mother
Michael Nuccio	Frannie's Young Father
Alison Nega	Young Father's Fiancée
Dominick Aries	Attentive Husband
Susan Gardner	Perfect Wife
Heather Litteer	Angela Sands
Daniel T. Booth	Red Turtle Bartender
Yaani King	Frannie's Student
Frank Harts	Frannie's Student
Sebastian Sozzi	Frannie's Student
Zach Wegner	Frannie's Student
Patrice O'Neal	Hector, Baby Doll Bouncer
Funda Duyal	Baby Doll Bartender
Theo Kogan	Baby Doll Bartender
Sandy Vital	Baby Doll Dancer
Sharon Riggins	Baby Doll Dancer,Baby Doll Dancer
Nancy La Scala	Baby Doll Dancer
Ami Goodheart	Baby Doll Dancer
Panicker Upendran	Taxi Driver
Kendra Zimmerman	Cafe Waitress
Michelle Hurst	Teacher at Frannie's School
Hal Sherman	Forensic Detective
Dana Lubotsky	Laundry Room Murder Witness
Jacinto Taras Riddick	Detective in Precinct
Arthur Nascarella	Capt. Crosely
James Firo	Det. Halloran
Vinny Vella	Concerned Bystander
Cordell Clyde	Informer
Tim House	Baby Doll Bar Customer
Vinny Vella Sr.	Concerned Bystander
Julius LeFlore	Cursing Motorist

Technical Credits

Jane Campion

Susanna Moore

Jane Campion	Director,Screenwriter
Susanna Moore	Screenwriter
Nicole Kidman	Producer
Laurie Parker	Producer
Kerry Barden	Casting
Mark Bennett	Casting
Effie T. Brown	Executive Producer
Billy Hopkins	Casting
Francois Ivernel	Executive Producer
Drew Jiritano	Special Effects
Julius LeFlore	Stunts
Suzanne Smith	Casting

Editorial Reviews

Meg Ryan sheds her perky, girl-next-door image for good with this gripping erotic thriller, directed with style and panache by Jane Campion. Ryan portrays Fran Thorstin, a lonely, 30-something college professor who embarks on a most unlikely affair with a coarse police detective named Malloy (Mark Ruffalo). Malloy is supposedly investigating a sex murder in Thorstin’s New York neighborhood, but when the cop begins acting strangely, she starts to doubt his sincerity. The story is rather tawdry and not at all the type of material you'd think a filmmaker with Campion’s art house credentials would be drawn to, but she does a fine job capturing both the gritty Manhattan milieu and the erotically charged coupling of Ryan and Ruffalo. Ultimately, the solution to the murder mystery is less important than Thorstin’s personal odyssey, as she abandons her humdrum routine to adopt a strikingly different and potentially dangerous course of behavior. Her journey is all the more compelling thanks to Ryan's performance, the most eye-opening turn this actress has delivered in years.