Anatomy of a Fall
Academy Award × 1
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A woman is suspected of her husband's murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the sole witness.
What critics thought
Justine Triet's courtroom procedural is nearly universally admired for the way it uses a murder trial to dissect a marriage, keeping audiences perpetually off-balance about guilt while raising uncomfortable questions about creative intimacy and gendered power. Sandra Hüller's performance is the near-unanimous centerpiece — critics treat her controlled opacity as inseparable from the film's ability to sustain ambiguity. The lone significant dissent comes from The New Yorker, which regards the film's prestige as overstated.
“Triet builds a taut did-she-do-it tension while also working in discomfiting questions about marital power dynamics and how much an artist's work really reveals about their character.”
Raphael Abraham·Financial Times
“It's tense, unbearably so at times, but also subtle and satisfying”
Steve Pond·TheWrap
“Through vivid flashbacks and meticulous courtroom interrogation, Triet masterfully turns our attention from potential crime-solving to the inner workings of two imperfect people and one complicated marriage. It's absolutely riveting.”
Candice Frederick·HuffPost
“Anatomy of a Fall is prestige cinema as (an) airport novel”
Richard Brody·The New Yorker
“Sandra Hüller's calm directness as an actor is what gives the film its texture, substance and emotional force.”
Peter Bradshaw·The Guardian
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Cast & Crew
DirectorJustine Triet
StarringSandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado-Graner, Antoine Reinartz, Samuel Theis
Anatomy of a Fall
Academy Award × 1
A woman is suspected of her husband's murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the sole witness.
What critics thought
Justine Triet's courtroom procedural is nearly universally admired for the way it uses a murder trial to dissect a marriage, keeping audiences perpetually off-balance about guilt while raising uncomfortable questions about creative intimacy and gendered power. Sandra Hüller's performance is the near-unanimous centerpiece — critics treat her controlled opacity as inseparable from the film's ability to sustain ambiguity. The lone significant dissent comes from The New Yorker, which regards the film's prestige as overstated.
“Triet builds a taut did-she-do-it tension while also working in discomfiting questions about marital power dynamics and how much an artist's work really reveals about their character.”
Raphael Abraham·Financial Times
“It's tense, unbearably so at times, but also subtle and satisfying”
Steve Pond·TheWrap
“Through vivid flashbacks and meticulous courtroom interrogation, Triet masterfully turns our attention from potential crime-solving to the inner workings of two imperfect people and one complicated marriage. It's absolutely riveting.”
Candice Frederick·HuffPost
“Anatomy of a Fall is prestige cinema as (an) airport novel”
Richard Brody·The New Yorker
“Sandra Hüller's calm directness as an actor is what gives the film its texture, substance and emotional force.”
Peter Bradshaw·The Guardian
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Cast & Crew
DirectorJustine Triet
StarringSandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado-Graner, Antoine Reinartz, Samuel Theis
Rent/Purchase