Watched In The Cut recently and found it to be very interesting movie despite the overall plot being rather trite. Loved the literary quotes, like the line from Neruda - I want to do with you what spring does with cherry trees, and the lines from the Federico Garcia Lorca poem: The still water of your mouth under a thicket of kisses. There were many others that I did not recognize but enjoyed just as much. Notwithstanding the predictable serial killer arc with a generous smattering of red-herrings, the movie had redeeming qualities.
It was shot with love, care and attention to detail. That turned the most mundane scenes luminous. Each character was developed enough to stand on it's own - except for the serial killer. The bond between the half-sisters was depicted very beautifully - they were thrown together by fate by father who had married five times. After the dust had settled over the squabbling parents, the numerous exes, there was this friendship between two grown women who had more in common that would be immediately evident.
The idea of being a lonely woman is explored in two different ways through the characters of Frannie and Pauline, the half sisters. It is ultimately what you make of that loneliness - you do live it, integrate it into your character or act it out in an effort to soothe that aching void. There is no right or wrong, good or bad way - it's whatever the woman is comfortable with and no matter the choice there are consequences.
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