Anatomy of a Fall (2023)

Original title

Anatomie d'une chute

Directed by

Justine Triet

Genre

drama film, crime film, thriller film, trial film

Country

France

Runtime

2h 36m

Rated

R

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 3,358 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A writer is put on trial after her husband dies in a fall from their home. The court must decide if it was an accident, suicide, or murder, and the case puts her relationship with her blind son under strain.

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What happens

Anatomy of a Fall (French: Anatomie d'une chute) is a 2023 French legal drama film directed by Justine Triet from a screenplay she co-wrote with Arthur Harari. It stars Sandra Hüller as a writer trying to prove her innocence in her husband's death. Appearing in supporting roles are Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado-Graner, Antoine Reinartz, Samuel Theis, Jehnny Beth, Saadia Bentaïeb, Camille Rutherford, Anne Rotger, and Sophie Fillières. The film premiered at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on 21 May 2023, where it won the Palme d'Or and the Palm Dog Award, and competed for the Queer Palm. It was released theatrically in France by Le Pacte on 23 August 2023, receiving critical acclaim, selling over 1.9 million admissions in France, and winning six awards at the 49th César Awards, including Best Film. The film also received five nominations at the 96th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Triet), Best Actress (Hüller), and won Best Original Screenplay. It has since been cited as among the best films of the 2020s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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