2023 · 151 min · R

Anatomy of a Fall

Name: Anatomy of a Fall
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Crime
Released: 2023
Duration: 151 min
Cast: Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado-Graner, Antoine Reinartz, Samuel Theis

Directed by Justine Triet · Thriller, Mystery, Crime

Anatomy of a Fall (2023) is a Thriller film, directed by Justine Triet set in Grenoble during the 2010s, in winter. It runs 151 minutes and is rated R.

A courtroom and murder mystery, with a tense and contemplative tone. Themes of grief & loss, betrayal, and identity play out through unreliable narrator and frame narrative.

Cinematography

Simon Beaufils

Cast

Sandra HüllerSwann ArlaudMilo Machado-GranerAntoine ReinartzSamuel TheisJehnny BethSaadia BentaïebCamille Rutherford

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Grenoble

Setting

Mountain Rural

When

2010s

Season

Winter

Premise & themes

Premise

Courtroom Murder Mystery

Themes

Grief & Loss Betrayal Identity

Structure

Unreliable Narrator Frame Narrative

Tone

TenseContemplative

Shape

Protagonist

Female Led Child Lead

Pacing

Measured

Dialogue

Talky Dialogue Driven

Based on

Pure Fiction

1957
12 Angry Men
New York City — 1950s
Urbandir. Sidney Lumet
2011
A Separation
Tehran — 2010s
Urbandir. Asghar Farhadi
1959
Anatomy of a Murder
Michigan — 1950s
Ruraldir. Otto Preminger
2018
Capernaum
Beirut — 2010s
Urbandir. Nadine Labaki
1990
Close-Up
Tehran — 1980s
Urbandir. Abbas Kiarostami
2000
Dancer in the Dark
1960s
Rural · Suburbandir. Lars von Trier

Anatomy of a Fall

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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