Jane Campion Director, Screenwriter Meg Ryan Frannie Actor Mark Ruffalo Detective Malloy Actor Jennifer Jason Leigh Pauline Actor Nick Damici Detective Rodriguez Actor Sharrieff Pugh Cornelius Webb Actor Sunrise Coigney Frannie's Young Mother Actor Micheal Nuccio Frannie's Young Father Actor Alison Nega Young Father's Fiancee Actor Dominick Aries Attentive Husband Actor Susan Gardner Perfect Wife Actor Heather Litteer Angela Sands Actor Daniel T Booth Red Turtle Bartender Actor Yaani King Mondschein Frannie's Student Actor Frank Harts Frannie's Student Actor Sebastian Sozzi Frannie's Student Actor Zach Wegner Frannie's Student Actor Patrice O'Neal Hector Actor Susanna Moore Screenwriter, Writer Laurie Parker Producer, Music Supervisor Nicole Kidman Producer Effie Brown Executive Producer François Ivernel Executive Producer David Stein Art Director Dion Beebe Cinematographer Alexandre de Franceschi Film Editing Beatrix Aruna Pasztor Costume Design Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson Original Music Andrew Plain Supervising Sound Editor Peter Miller Sound Designer Billy Hopkins Casting