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Anatomy of a Fall (2023)

Rating: 8.8

Anatomy of a Fall is an engrossing courtroom drama that packs a miniseries’ worth of story in two and a half hours. I totally see why it garnered so much acclaim from the festival circuit! It is exactly the kind of legal drama I’ve wanted to see for years. THIS is the standard of crime genre that all other films now have to live up to. Thoughtful, intricate and emotional. The writing is phenomenal — it takes a lot of guts to do two hours of court proceedings but wow, it’s enthralling; so meticulously plotted and presented, with such intricate explorations of the complexities of relationships. It’s the kind of thought-provoking procedural where the truth is never certain and the power is granted to the audience to determine its true outcome. Sandra Hüller is extraordinary in a can’t-look-away performance that will grip you from beginning to end, but if I’m being honest, everyone here is incredible. It has one of the best child performances I’ve ever seen in a film. Even the dog put in a performance of a lifetime! Taut, suspenseful and compelling until the final moment, the film progresses like a heady puzzle that tackles the messiness of existence and the often elusive nature of truth itself. Anatomy of a Fall is truly all-around exceptional filmmaking!

 
Film Info:
Premise: A woman is suspected of her husband's murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the sole witness.
Neon
Directed by Justine Triet
Written by Justine Triet & Arthur Harari
Cast: Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado-Graner, Antoine Reinartz, Samuel Theis, Jehnny Beth
Runtime: 2hr 31min
Rating: 14A
Crime, Drama, Thriller
IMDb Rating: 7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96%
RT Audience Score: 91%
RT Critic Average: 8.6/10
RT Audience Average: 4.3/5
Metacritic Score: 87
Letterboxd: 4.2/5
Fun Fact: Winner of the Palme d'Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival. It is the third film directed by a woman to be given the award, alongside Julia Ducournau's Titane (2021) and Jane Campion's The Piano (1993).
 
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