Anatomy of a Fall
Anatomy of a Fall (French: Anatomie d'une chute) is an upcoming French thriller[4] film directed by Justine Triet from a screenplay co-written by Triet and Arthur Harari. It stars Sandra Hüller as a writer trying to prove her innocence in her husband's death. The film will have its world premiere at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on 21 May 2023, where it will compete for the Palme d'Or, and will be released theatrically in France by Le Pacte on 23 August 2023.
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French | Anatomie d'une chute[1] |
Directed by | Justine Triet |
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Starring | Sandra Hüller |
Cinematography | Simon Beaufils |
Edited by | Laurent Sénéchal |
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Distributed by | Le Pacte |
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Running time | 150 minutes[1] |
Country | France[4] |
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Plot
Sandra, a German writer, is arrested for murder following her husband's death in the snow under mysterious circumstances and tries to prove her innocence during the trial.
Cast
- Sandra Hüller as Sandra[4]
- Swann Arlaud as Samuel
- Milo Machado-Graner as Daniel
- Jehnny Beth
- Saadia Bentaieb
- Samuel Theis
Production
On 10 July 2021, Variety reported that Les Films Pelleas and Les Films de Pierre would co-produce Justine Triet's fourth feature film, Anatomie d'une chute, co-written by Triet and Arthur Harari.[5] Described as "a Hitchcockian procedural thriller",[4] the film marks Triet's second collaboration with Sandra Hüller following the 2019 film Sibyl.[6]
Principal photography began at the end of February 2022[7] and wrapped on 13 May 2022.[6] Filming took place mostly in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, such as in Maurienne and Villarembert in Savoie, and in Montbonnot-Saint-Martin and Grenoble in Isère. It was also shot in Charente-Maritime and in Paris.[8]
Release
The film will have its world premiere at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival on 21 May 2023.[9][2] Le Pacte will release it theatrically in France on 23 August 2023.[3]
Accolades
Award / Film Festival | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
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Cannes Film Festival | 27 May 2023 | Palme d'Or | Justine Triet | Pending | [9] |
Queer Palm | Pending | [10] | |||
References
- "Anatomie d'une chute". Le Pacte (in French). Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- "The Screenings Guide of the 76th Festival de Cannes" (PDF). festival-cannes.com. 10 May 2023. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- "Anatomy of a Fall de Justine Triet (2023)". Unifrance. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- "Anatomy of a Fall". mk2 Films. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- Keslassy, Elsa (10 July 2021). "Les Films Pelleas Readies Female-Driven Slate With New Films By Justine Triet, Danielle Arbid, Katell Quillevere (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- Lemercier, Fabien (10 March 2022). "Sandra Hüller and Swann Arlaud are filming Anatomy of a Fall". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- Latry, Étienne (3 May 2022). "Charente-Maritime : Justine Triet revient sur les trois semaines de tournage d'" Anatomie d'une chute "" [Charente-Maritime: Justine Triet looks back on the three weeks of filming "Anatomy of a Fall"]. Sud Ouest (in French). Archived from the original on 9 March 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- "Anatomie d'une chute, de Justine Triet en sélection officielle à Cannes". auvergnerhonealpes.fr (in French). 14 April 2023. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- Tartaglione, Nancy (13 April 2023). "Cannes Film Festival Lineup: Haynes, Anderson, Glazer, Kore-Eda, Wenders In Competition – Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- "La Sélection Officielle Queer Palm". queerpalm.org (in French). 8 November 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2023.