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Anatomie
d'une chute (2023)
 
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Directed
by:
Justine Triet |
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AKA
Anatomy of a Fall |
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COUNTRY
France |
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GENRE
Mystery/Drama |
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NORWEGIAN TITLE
Fritt fall |
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RUNNING
TIME
152 minutes |
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Produced
by:
Marie-Ange Luciani
David Thion |
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Written by:
Justine Triet
Arthur Harari |
Review
The basic premise is as unsophisticated
as it is timeless: a man falls to his death from the upper floor of
the family house, with his wife somewhere at the premises and his
visually impaired son out walking the family dog. How did it happen?
And who, if anyone, is to blame? Anatomie d'une chute is the
descriptive title of this mystery drama – a title which alludes to
writer/director Justine Triet's exhaustive dissection of said fall
and everyone affected by it. On the one side a traditional but
extraordinarily thorough procedural thriller, on the other one of
the most nuanced human dramas of later years, Anatomie d'une
chute represents a welcome return for the serious drama movies with a
wide appeal for adult audiences. The interpersonal aspects of the story,
which is written by Triet and her co-writer (and partner) Arthur Harari,
harbour a complete respect for and understanding of the human psyche,
with minimal regard for genre conventions, except of course in the
unveiling of the mystery itself. The result is a clever amalgam of
movie traditions, which makes Anatomie d'une chute one of the
most accomplished and all the same entertaining pictures of 2023.
Sandra Hüller gives a complete, unvarnished performance as the
protagonist under scrutiny, in which the German actress' ever-present whiff of
smugness comes into full effect. Still, the most impressive performance among a fine cast belongs to young Milo Machado Graner
as the 11-year-old son. He perfectly conveys how vulnerability
is transformed to tenacity during our adolescence, a process which
in this case is expedited
when the boy is faced with the insufferable. Anatomie d'une chute
is a must-see for movie buffs, and a
worthy Palme d'Or winner.
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