Anatomy of a Fall

Anatomy of a Fall
Theatrical release poster
FrenchAnatomie d'une chute
Directed byJustine Triet
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySimon Beaufils
Edited byLaurent Sénéchal
Production
companies
  • Les Films Pelléas
  • Les Films de Pierre
Distributed byLe Pacte[1]
Release dates
  • 21 May 2023 (2023-05-21) (Cannes)[2]
  • 23 August 2023 (2023-08-23) (France)[3]
Running time
152 minutes[4]
CountryFrance[5]
Languages
Budget€ 6.2 million[8]
($6.7 million)
Box office$36 million[9]

Anatomy of a Fall (French: Anatomie d'une chute) is a 2023 French legal drama film,[5][10] 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.

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  2. ^ "The Screenings Guide of the 76th Festival de Cannes" (PDF). Festival de Cannes. 10 May 2023. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Anatomy of a Fall de Justine Triet (2023)". Unifrance. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  4. ^ "'Anatomy of a Fall' (15A)". Irish Film Classification Office. 6 October 2023. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d "Anatomy of a Fall". mk2 Films. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  6. ^ Dobson, Patricia (11 December 2023). "How 'Anatomy of a Fall' and 'The Zone of Interest' affirm Sandra Hüller's elevation to the A-list". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024. Hüller speaks French and English in the film, but no German.
  7. ^ Hornaday, Ann (25 October 2023). "'Anatomy of a Fall' is a twisty and icily cerebral thriller". The Washington Post. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  8. ^ Audureau, William; Romain, Manon (29 May 2023). "Peut-on dire qu'"Anatomie d'une chute" est une Palme d'or "subventionnée"?" [Can we say that "Anatomy of a Fall" is a "subsidized" Palme d'Or?]. Le Monde. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Anatomy of a Fall (2023)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  10. ^ Debruge, Peter (21 May 2023). "'Anatomy of a Fall' Review: Justine Triet Puts a Marriage on Trial in Thought-Provoking Courtroom Drama". Variety. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.


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