In the Cut
Everything you know about desire is dead wrong.
Directed by Jane Campion
Produced by Pathe, Laurie Parker Productions
A dark, erotically charged thriller that uses a murder investigation as a frame for exploring desire, vulnerability, and the blurred boundaries between attraction and danger.
A New York City writing professor, Frannie Avery, has an affair with a police detective who is investigating the murder of a beautiful young woman in her neighborhood.
Essence
Ensemble
Meg Ryan
Frannie Avery
Mark Ruffalo
Giovanni A. Malloy
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Pauline
Nick Damici
Detective Rodriguez
Sharrieff Pugh
Cornelius Webb
Heather Litteer
Angela Sands
Michael Nuccio
Frannie's Young Father
Allison Nega
Young Father's Fiancee
Dominick Aries
Attentive Husband
Susan Gardner
Perfect Wife
Daniel T. Booth
Luther Wilker Red Turtle Bartender
Yaani King Mondschein
Frannie's Student
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