In the Cut
Promotional poster for the film.
Directed by	Jane Campion
Produced by	Nicole Kidman Laurie Parker
Written by	Jane Campion Susanna Moore (novel) Stavros Kazantzidis
Starring	Meg Ryan Mark Ruffalo Jennifer Jason Leigh
Music by	Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Cinematography	Dion Beebe
Editing by	Alexandre de Franceschi
Distributed by	Screen Gems Columbia Pictures Pathé
Release date(s)	September 9, 2003 October 22, 2003
Running time	119 min.
Country	US
Language	English
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In the Cut is a 2003 American/British/Australian crime/erotic thriller film written and directed by New Zealand director Jane Campion. It is based on a Susanna Moore novel, and has been released on DVD. The unrated version is notorious for a scene of apparent unsimulated fellatio witnessed by Meg Ryan's character, although it was later revealed in the film commentary that the actress fellated a dildo. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 396 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (400 × 606 pixel, file size: 28 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) // Movie poster for the 2003 film In the Cut. ... Jane Campion (born April 30, 1954 in Wellington, New Zealand) is an Academy Award Winning film maker. ... Nicole Mary Kidman AC (born June 20, 1967) is an Australian[2][3] Academy Award-winning film actress and a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. ... Jane Campion (born April 30, 1954 in Wellington, New Zealand) is an Academy Award Winning film maker. ... Susanna Moore (born 1947) is an American crime writer. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Ruffalo in Just Like Heaven, 2005 Mark Alan Ruffalo (born November 22, 1967 in Kenosha, Wisconsin) is an American actor who has received critical acclaim for his film work. ... Jennifer Jason Leigh (born February 5, 1962) is an American actress who has appeared in numerous films. ... Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson also known as HÖH (date and place of birth: April 23, 1958 in Reykjavík, Iceland), is an accomplished musician, an art director, and allsherjargoði (chief goði) of the Íslenska Ásatrúarfélagið (Icelandic Ásatrú Association). ... Dion Beebe is an Australian cinematographer. ... Screen Gems is an American subsidiary company of Sony Pictures Entertainments Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group that has served several different purposes for its parent companies over the decades since its incorporation. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Pathé or Pathé Frères is the name of various businesses founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Much like American popular music, American cinema has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... // February 24 - The Pianist, directed by Roman Polanski, wins 7 Cesar Awards: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Sound, Best Production Design, Best Music and Best Cinematography. ... The erotic thriller is a film genre which consists of erotica and thriller and had become popular since the 1980s and the rise of VCR market penetration. ... Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Jane Campion (born April 30, 1954 in Wellington, New Zealand) is an Academy Award Winning film maker. ... Susanna Moore (born 1947) is an American crime writer. ... A novel (from French nouvelle Italian novella, new) is an extended, generally fictional narrative, typically in prose. ... The MPAA film rating system is a system used in the United States and territories and instituted by the Motion Picture Association of America to rate a movie based on its content. ... The depiction of sexuality in mainstream cinema was at one time restricted by federal law and self-imposed industry standards. ... Oral sex consists of all sexual activities that involve the use of the mouth, tongue, teeth, and possibly the throat, to stimulate genitalia. ... A 7-inch silicone dildo A dildo (or dildoe, a rare alternate spelling) is a sex toy, often explicitly phallic in appearance, intended for bodily interaction during masturbation or sexual intercourse. ...

Plot

Based on the best-selling novel by Susanna Moore, In the Cut is a psychological thriller in which Frannie (Meg Ryan) is a lonely New York City high school English teacher, who is compiling a dictionary of urban slang with the help of one her students. Frannie "discovers the darker side of passion"^[1] after becoming involved with a tough homicide detective investigating a series of murders in her neighborhood. As the plot develops, she begins to wonder if the detective (Mark Ruffalo) might be the murderer, but remains curious and passionate. When Frannie's younger half-sister (Jennifer Jason Leigh) is decapitated by the murderer, her doubts about the detective increase. Susanna Moore (born 1947) is an American crime writer. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC, City That Never Sleeps, The Concrete Jungle, The City So Nice They Named It Twice Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1676 Government  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area... In psychology and common terminology, emotion is the language of a persons internal state of being, normally based in or tied to their internal (physical) and external (social) sensory feeling. ... Homicide (Latin homicidium, homo human being + caedere to cut, kill) refers to the act of killing another human being. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A neighbourhood or neighborhood (see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community located within a larger city or suburb. ... Ruffalo in Just Like Heaven, 2005 Mark Alan Ruffalo (born November 22, 1967 in Kenosha, Wisconsin) is an American actor who has received critical acclaim for his film work. ... Jennifer Jason Leigh (born February 5, 1962) is an American actress who has appeared in numerous films. ... Decapitated are a technical death metal band from Poland; their style places them towards the more extreme and technical side of that genre. ...

Cast

• Meg Ryan as Frannie Averey
• Mark Ruffalo as Detective Giovanni Malloy
• Jennifer Jason Leigh as Pauline Averey

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Production

Nicole Kidman and Jane Campion spent five years developing the film. This is Kidman's producing debut. Nicole Kidman was originally cast as Frannie, but dropped out because she was divorcing and needed more time with her adopted children; Meg Ryan was hired. Nicole Mary Kidman AC (born June 20, 1967) is an Australian[2][3] Academy Award-winning film actress and a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. ... Jane Campion (born April 30, 1954 in Wellington, New Zealand) is an Academy Award Winning film maker. ... Nicole Mary Kidman AC (born June 20, 1967) is an Australian[2][3] Academy Award-winning film actress and a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. ...

References

1. ^ http://movies.about.com/cs/mylifewithoutme/a/markruffalolife_3.htm

External links

• In the Cut at the Internet Movie Database
• In the Cut at All Movie Guide
• In the Cut at Rotten Tomatoes
• Meg Ryan interview for In The Cut