ANATOMY of a Fall is already one of the best-reviewed movies of the year.
Here is everything you need to know about the movie, including cast, plot, and filming locations.
As of December 2023, Anatomy of a Fall is playing exclusively in movie theatres worldwide.
An official release date is yet to be confirmed.
However, it is available to buy or rent on various digital platforms, including Apple TV and iTunes.
You can also pre-order the movie on Amazon Prime Video, which you can do so here.
Sandra is a German actress, who is playing the role of Sandra, the wife who is accused of pushing her husband to his death.
She is fluent in German, French, and English.
She is best known for her role as Anneliese Michel in Hans-Christian Schmid’s 2006 drama Requiem, for which she won the Silver Bear for Best Actress.
Swann is a French actor, who plays the role of lead investigator Vincent.
He has appeared in films such as Romantics Anonymous, Elles, Les Anarchistes, The Wakhan Front, Baden Baden, and Valiant Hearts.
In 2020, Swann won the César Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing a child sex abuse survivor in By the Grace of God.
French actor Antoine Reinartz plays the role of the lawyer, also known in French as L’avocat général.
He is known for 120 BPM (Beats Per Minute) (2017), Anatomy of a Fall (2023) and Ad Vitam (2018).
Sandra’s husband, Samuel, is played by French actor Samuel Theis.
He was awarded the Camera d’Or prize for directing the film Party Girl at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.
He is known for Softie (2021), Party Girl (2014) and Je le jure.
The role of Daniel, Sandra and Samuel’s blind son, is played by Milo Machado-Graner.
He is known for Anatomy of a Fall (2023), Stuck Together (2021) and Waiting for Bojangles (2021).
Also joining the cast are Jehnny Beth (Ex-Machina) as Marge Berger, Saadia Bentaïeb (Based on a True Story) as Maître Nour Boudaoud, and Camille Rutherford (Blue Is the Warmest Color) as Zoé Solidor.
The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region was chosen for filming as it offers a visually captivating and varied backdrop.
According to the producers, the location had to be a visually striking canvas that could also reflect the storyline’s intensity.
The region is located in southeast-central France and was created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions.
The Maurienne Valley’s helped bring the movie to life.
A village called Villarembert found itself at the centre of several scenes.
The village is located in the southeastern region of France.
The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes area was heavily featured in the film.
Montbonnot-Saint-Martin’s surroundings added to the visual depth of the movie.
The area is situated in the Isere department and Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region.
Paris and Charente-Maritime were used for filming, which gave the story more visual variety.
The filmmakers insisted on using actual palaces instead of studios to give the movie an air of realism.
Charente-Maritime is a département in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region on the southwestern coast of France.
Anatomy of a Fall is an original crime drama written by Justine Triet and Arthur Harari.
The official film synopsis reads: “For the past year, Sandra, her husband Samuel, and their 11-year-old son Daniel have lived a secluded life in a remote town in the French Alps.
“When Samuel is found dead in the snow below their chalet, the police question whether he was murdered or committed suicide.
“Samuel’s suspicious death is presumed murder, and Sandra becomes the main suspect.
“What follows is not just an investigation into the circumstances of Samuel’s death but an unsettling psychological journey into the depths of Sandra and Samuel’s conflicted relationship.”
