El Gouna Film Festival

Director

Justine Triet

Triet is a graduate of the Beaux-Arts de Paris. Her directorial debut feature film, Age of Panic, was presented as part of the ACID programme at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. In 2016, she wrote and directed the romantic comedy-drama In Bed with Victoria, which was nominated for the César Awards for Best Film and Best Original Screenplay. In 2019, her comedy-drama film Sibyl premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or. In 2023, her courtroom thriller Anatomy of a Fall was presented at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Palme d'Or, making Triet the third female director to win the award.

ANATOMY OF A FALL(2023)

(2023)

Feature Narrative Competition, France, French, English, German - 151 min

Director

Justine Triet

France | 2023 | 151 min | French, English, German

Producer Marie-Ange Luciani, David Thion
Production Company Les Films Pelléas
Screenplay Justine Triet, Arthur Harari
Cinematography Simon Beaufils
Editing Laurent Sénéchal
Sound Julien Sicart, Fanny Martin, Jeanne Delplancq, Olivier Goinard
Cast Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado Graner, Antoine Reinartz, Samuel Theis, Jehnny Beth Saadia Bentaïeb, Camille Rutherford, Anne Rotger, Sophie Fillières
Contacts
International Sales: MK2 Films, Sophie.verliere@mk2.com
Middle East Distributor: Front Row Filmed Entertainment, sa@frontrowent.ae

About the Film

Anatomy of a Fall marks a milestone for French director Justine Triet, whose captivating storytelling has reached new heights in this year’s Cannes Palme d'Or winner. This legal thriller opens as Sandra, the film's protagonist (Sandra Hüller), a successful German novelist, is being interviewed in her partially renovated French mountain chalet. Suddenly loud music blares from her husband's attic room. She cuts the interview short and heads upstairs as her son Daniel leaves the house to walk his dog. When he returns home, he finds his father outside on the ground, blood pooling beneath his head.

Put on trial for her husband's mysterious death, the film evolves into a courtroom drama where actress Sandra Hüller's commanding performance keeps you guessing about her innocence or guilt as it explores the elusive nature of truth in relationships, whether familial or judicial.

What makes this film stand out is its dual focus: while one eye is on solving the mystery of the husband's death, the other is fixed on the intricate relationship between husband and wife. It is as much a portrait of a complex woman as it is an inquiry into social justice and human morality. The film does not just ask questions but makes you question — your preconceptions, the legal system, and even the narrative itself.

Triet shoots Anatomy in a style of dynamic realism that, combined with the artfully restless camera work of DP Simon Beaufils, amplifies the ambiguities of the plot. While the story hinges on a murder, the complex storytelling marrying intellect and emotional depth combined with brilliant acting makes this film a tour de force.

Nicole Guillemet

ANATOMY OF A FALL (2023)

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