Cutting Moments
Cutting Moments
Directed by Douglas Buck • 1997 • 29m • ★ 5.8
Cutting Moments
Horror
Drama
Director
Douglas Buck
Year
1997
Country
United States of America
Language
English
domestic violence
incest
self mutilation
failing marriage
domineering husband
suburban mediocrity
Summary
The ordinariness of suburban life begins with a heavy silence that hangs over marriages crumbling behind closed doors. In the shadow of her husband, who approaches her with an icy detachment, Sarah carries within her the anger and exhaustion that have built up over the years. This harrowing drama by Douglas Buck seeps the suffocating atmosphere of ordinariness into the home. Amid the routine sounds from downstairs, Sarah stands before the bathroom mirror, walking to the edge of the abyss to redefine her existence. As the cycle of domestic violence deepens, every detail lays bare the characters’ entrapment and helplessness.
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