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.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.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.
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations
Michael Nuccio
- Frannie's Young Father
- (as Micheal Nuccio)
Allison Nega
- Young Father's Fiancee
- (as Alison Nega)
Yaani King Mondschein
- Frannie's Student
- (as Yaani King)
Zach Wegner
- Frannie's Student
- (as Zack Wegner)
Funda Duval
- Baby Doll Bartender
- (as Funda Duyal)
Storyline
Did you know
- GoofsWhen Detective Rodriguez splashes Malloy with his water pistol, a girl with a short skirt and red purse hurries by them. Half a minute later, when Malloy enters the car, the same girl walks by again.
- Quotes
Detective Malloy: I want to do with you what spring does with the cherry trees.
- Crazy creditsThank you fabulous Kevin Bacon!!! and "Mayor" Harvey Keitel.
- Alternate versionsThe United Kingdom DVD has deleted scenes as a special feature.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Pervert's Guide to Cinema (2006)
Featured review
no development in the characters and disappointing.
A woman teaching English gets involved in a murder investigation. The police officer leading this investigation is instantly attracted to her. Also, from her point of view, this officer incorporates all she loves in her poetry and literature: rough and manly but also protective. She immediately feels this is an opportunity for her to put into practice all she has read about.
Out of her usual environment she finds it dangerous but also feels the excitement of the moment.
Quite cliché all. It is a simple detective story. The characters remain shallow. There is not depth in them and they do not evolve in any way.
I thought Jane Campion would do a much better job. Alas, even she makes mistakes.
What really annoyed me were all the references to "To the Lighthouse" by Virginia Woolf. All this quasi literism makes this film swanky.
I rated this movie a 6. Disappointing for Jane Campion. But not the worst movie I ever saw. There were some nice shots.
Out of her usual environment she finds it dangerous but also feels the excitement of the moment.
Quite cliché all. It is a simple detective story. The characters remain shallow. There is not depth in them and they do not evolve in any way.
I thought Jane Campion would do a much better job. Alas, even she makes mistakes.
What really annoyed me were all the references to "To the Lighthouse" by Virginia Woolf. All this quasi literism makes this film swanky.
I rated this movie a 6. Disappointing for Jane Campion. But not the worst movie I ever saw. There were some nice shots.
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- tijdelijk12
- Jul 3, 2004
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- Language
- Also known as
- Vết Cắt
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $12,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $4,750,602
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $97,625
- Oct 26, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $23,726,793
- Runtime1 hour 59 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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