cutaway this is a movie that airs tonight at 20.15 on Sky. This is a director’s thriller Jane Campion, the director entered the anthology of Hollywood history, becoming the first woman to receive the Palme d’Or at Cannes thanks to the film piano lessons and thanks to the nomination and winning the Oscar for Best Director thanks to dog power she became the third woman in history to take home the coveted statuette, but the first to be nominated multiple times.
In the context of the plot
Released in 2003 and set in New York. cutaway tells the story of Franny Avery (Meg Ryan), a university professor whose life is turned upside down when a girl’s body is found near her home. The teacher is then interrogated by Detective James A. Malloy (Mark Ruffalo) who is investigating a possible suspect that Franny might see in the victim’s company. The turning point may come when the professor realizes that James has the same tattoo as the man she saw with the murdered girl: but the attraction she feels for the detective makes her hide this information in a corner of her brain. Information that will be needed again when Franny’s half-sister Pauline is killed (Jennifer Jason Leigh), and therefore the professor will have to try to figure out what is happening, while monstrous murders continue to occur on the streets of New York.
Why isn’t Nicole Kidman in the movie?
Based on the novel of the same name Suzanne Moore cutaway it is presented to the viewer not only as a simple thriller focused on revealing the truth. In fact, this is a film that wants to push towards the deconstruction of all romantic fantasies associated with the world of relationships, especially from the point of view of women, who in the collective imagination are often presented as characters who cannot resist passion and flight. after feelings, regardless of the suspicions and doubts they may have. The idea of a woman as a “crocerossin”, which is still widespread today, finds cutaway a pretty accurate representation: but with this film, Jane Campion tries to break that axiom by showing the weaknesses and wrong sides of toxic relationships, often based only on attraction. At the same time, however, the film also speaks of the protagonist’s carnal and sexual liberation: a dutiful university student with a hopeful and endearing name who embarks on an adventure to make her sexual fantasies come true. As such, it’s definitely an ambitious project that impressed both director Jane Campion and the actress. Nicole Kidmanwho has already collaborated with the director on lady Portrait, and that she was to appear as the protagonist. In fact, as stated in Los Angeles TimesIt was Nicole Kidman who purchased the rights to the novel, and while Jane Campion and Susannah Moore worked together to write a script worthy of the big screen, Kidman remained at the center of the project as the lead actress. However, everything has changed dramatically. By agreeing to stay on as the film’s producer, Nicole Kidman was suddenly forced to abandon the acting role that seemed to be built around her. According to the siteInternet Movie Databasehis departure from the stage cutaway was due to the fact that the actress experienced in real life. In fact, Nicole Kidman was going through a turbulent period in 2001 as she separated from her husband. Tom Cruiseto whom she has been married since 1990. The world press was hungry for details, and the actress was overwhelmed with responsibilities, from keeping part of her life a secret and the collapse of her marriage, to trying to spend more time with the children, all the way to the actual separation. Also, playing Franny was a big and stressful role, and Nicole Kidman was afraid that accepting this challenge would drain her, as her emotional state at the time was not at its best. And that is why the actress starred and lost to Meg Ryan, who was chosen immediately after her.