52. FEST: Anatomy of a fall

Sandra, a German writer, her French husband Samuel, and their son Daniel live a secluded life in a remote town in the French Alps. When Samuel is found dead in the snow in front of their chalet, the police question whether he committed suicide or was killed. Sandra becomes the main suspect. Little by little the trial becomes not just an investigation of the circumstances of Samuel’s death, but an unsettling psychological journey into the depths of Sandra and Samuel’s conflicted relationship.

Screenplay: Justine Triet, Arthur Harari

Cinematography: Simon Beaufils

Editing: Laurent Sénéchal

Cast: Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado Graner, Antoine Reinartz, Samuel Theis, Jehnny Beth, Saadia Bentaïeb, Camille Rutherford, Anne Rotger, Sophie Fillières…

Producers: Marie-Ange Luciani, David Thion

Production: Les Films Pelléas, Les Films de Pierre, France 2 Cinéma, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma

Print Source: MCF MegaCom Film

JUSTINE TRIET

Justine Triet (1978) is a graduate of the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Her first films question the place of the individual within the group. Her debut feature Age of Panic (2013) was selected for ACID in Cannes. Victoria (2016), her second feature, opened the Critics’ Week in Cannes. Sibyl (2019), her third feature, was selected to compete for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Anatomy of a Fall (2023) is her fourth feature and also set to premiere in Competition in the Official Selection of Cannes and won Palme d’Or.

Filmography:

2023 Anatomy of a Fall

2019 Sibyl

2016 Victoria

2013 Age of Panic

Festivals:

2023 – Cannes Film Festival, Locarno International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, San Sebastián International Film Festival, New York Film Festival, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Valladolid International Film Festival, Seville European Film Festival, Sarajevo Film Festival, Rome Film Festival

Awards:

2024 – Golden Globes – Best Picture Non-English Language, Best Screenplay; Academy Awards – 5 nominations: Best Motion Picture of the Year, Best Achievement in Directing, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Sandra Hüller), Best Original Screenplay, Best Achievement in Film Editing

2023 – Cannes Film Festival – Palme d’Or; European Film Awards: Best European Film, Best European Director, Best European Actress (Sandra Hüller), Best European Screenwriter, Best European Editing

Reveiws:

“Guiding us through the morass of elusive memories, deeply intelligent film, Triet pulls off the trickiest feat of all: earning our complete and total trust.”

-Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter

“Justine Triet delivers a masterful, multi-layered and suspenseful film about a couple and their private lives, carried by the exceptional Sandra Hüller.”

-Fabien Lemercier, Cineuropa