In the Cut

In the Cut

Director: Jane Campion
Country: United Kingdom, USA, Australia

2003 | 119 min. | English
Subtitles: German
FSK 16

Cast_ Meg Ryan, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Nick Damici Screenplay_ Jane Campion, Susanna Moore Camera_ Dion Beebe Producer_ Laurie Parker, Nicole Kidman Rights_ Park Circus

A riveting thriller about female desire. With her role, Meg Ryan bravely took a stand against the merciless laws of Hollywood.

After a young woman is found murdered near her New York apartment, Frannie (Meg Ryan), a literature professor, meets the police officer Malloy (Mark Ruffalo). She begins a torrid affair with him. Frannie longs for the policeman’s body, but his behavior seems increasingly suspicious to her. Did he have something to do with the murder?

With this role of a woman at once detached and passionate, Meg Ryan radically broke with her image as a lovable sweetheart. ›In the Cut‹ shows complex female desire that is torn between longing for love and sex, romantic reveries, and ruthless reality.

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Jane Campion, born in 1954, is one of the most important filmmakers of our time. Her works also include ›Sweetie‹ (1989), ›An Angel at my Table‹ (1990), ›The Piano‹ (1993), ›Bright Star‹ (2009) and ›The Power of the Dog‹ (2021).

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