According to US distributor Neon, 59% of Anatomy of a Fall is spoken in French, therefore making it eligible. France's Oscar committee choice, The Taste of Things, contains 100% of French dialogue.
A few years back, Anatomy of a Fall wouldn't even be eligible for a French submission. With that in mind, it's reasonable to conclude that France acknowledges the relevance of Anatomy of a Fall as a work of fiction, but is far from being the right movie to represent their country.
Anatomy of a Fall is roughly structured like a courtroom thriller, with evidence collecting and interrogation that eventually lead to a lengthy trial; the title and some of the advertising even hark back to Otto Preminger's 1959 classic, Anatomy of a Murder.
Despite the somewhat familiarity of the story in Anatomy of a Fall, the French movie is not based on a true story. But while the characters are fictional, Triet expressed in a 2023 interview with The Hollywood Reporter that she drew inspiration from true crime stories.
In the screenplay, there is a scene where Sandra speaks a few lines in German with a photographer who is taking photos of her with her son and their dog at the chalet for a photoshoot that would be released in Germany, but the scene was not included in the theatrical cut and Hüller did not speak any German in the film.
You have the option to purchase the film dubbed in English through Prime Video, Apple TV, Vudo and other video-for-purchase retailers. There's also the ability to turn on subtitles, which you can customize within the movie's settings through your chosen streamer.
And similarly in France, a judicial investigation like we saw in the film happens in only around one to two percent of cases. What we see in Anatomy of a Fall is very much that rarefied ideal of criminal justice.
Summary. The R-rating of Anatomy of a Fall enhances the onscreen drama through violent images and harsh language, crucial to its impact. Starring Sandra Hüller, the film's focus on complex adult relationships and violent themes justifies its R-rating for mature audiences.
Anatomy of a Fall is a clever and compelling drama about a woman who must prove her innocence after the unexpected death of her husband. It's not quite a mystery/why whodunnit, or a full-blown courtroom drama. And it's not a foreign movie either, as it slips in and out of English and French.
It's tempting to review Anatomy of a Fall – French director Justine Triet's break-out film and likely Oscar winner – with one sentence, and leave it at that: “This film contains multitudes.” It would be an easy cop-out for a challenging, but deeply involving and ultimately rewarding work.
2024 OscarsHosting the Oscars for the fourth time, Jimmy Kimmel went full out "Barbie" in his opening monologue. LOS ANGELES -- "Anatomy of a Fall" has won the Oscar for best original screenplay this year and is nominated for four other awards, including best picture, best director and best actress for Sandra Hüller.
After the Maginot Line, the underestimation of the German military was another significant factor that contributed to the defeat of France. The French military command largely failed to comprehend the new, dynamic warfare strategies employed by the Germans, which ultimately cost them dearly.
Sandra is perfectly capable of speaking French, though she feels judged (we assume because of her foreignness) by the residents of Samuel's hometown. Throughout the film, her speeches in French are competent but they run out of fluidity, and she resorts to English to get her points across.
At the end of Anatomy of a Fall, Sandra is acquitted, although the facts of the case still aren't entirely clear, making the true cause of Samuel's death ambiguous.
Sandra is absolved and Anatomy of a Fall ends, and yet the main question still doesn't seem to have a clear answer. Not even actress Sandra Hüller knows for sure, although that wasn't an obstacle for her Oscar-nominated performance.
This is a tense courtroom drama, that is also the fascinating story of a marriage. But the legal twists make the marriage story far more fascinating that most dramas on this theme. At times the movie is puzzling, but viewers who enjoy courtroom dramas will be fascinated by the French court system.
Some scenes in the courtroom are repetitive and drag on for too long. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote. Anatomy of a Fall is an engrossing courtroom drama that packs a miniseries' worth of story in two and a half hours.
It is a piece about death and despair, and the impossibility of knowing what is to come. The prelude is practised by young Daniel Maleski (Milo Machado-Graner) as he learns to play the piano, sometimes with the lending hand of his mother, the novelist Sandra Voyter (Sandra Hüller).
(Anatomy of a Fall takes some cues from Jean-Xavier de Lestrade's pioneering true crime documentary series The Staircase, where a writer is accused of killing his wife. His pompous, professorial demeanor comes off as insincere, and gets in the way of his defense.)
Although it may sound unusual, mushroom foraging is a beloved French Autumn tradition and one in which they are very passionate about. If you're in France in Autumn, pull your wellies on and get foraging – you'll have to be early before they all go though, it gets very competitive!
Some viewers may be surprised to find how much of it is in French, however. Anatomy of a Fall is a French-produced film directed by Justine Triet, who is also a French director, making it an undoubtedly French movie.
Although the film largely takes place in a remote mountainside villa, where it doesn't feel jarring to see a small cast that is all white, Anatomy of a Fall does take place in modern day France and yet people of color are visibly absent.
