Film: Anatomy of a Fall (15)
“A scintillating thriller” Vox
Presented by: Ashburton Arts Centre0 | ASHBURTON: Arts Centre (info) |
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P | Friday 27th December, 2024 |
N | Door time: 7:00pm Start time: 7:30pm |
. | 15 and over |
C | Film |
Event information
The story begins when Samuel is found dead in the snow outside the isolated chalet where he lived with his wife Sandra, a German writer, and their partially-sighted 11-year-old son Daniel.
An investigation leads to a conclusion of "suspicious death": it's impossible to know for sure whether he took his own life or was killed.
Sandra is indicted, and we follow her trial which pulls the couple's relationship apart. Daniel is caught in the middle: between the trial and their home life, doubts take their toll on the mother-son relationship.
96% Tomatometer score at Rotten Tomatoes
Starring Sandra Hüller; Swann Arland
Oscar winner in 2024 for Best Original Screenplay for writers Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
“A smart, solidly crafted procedural that's anchored in family drama, Anatomy of a Fall finds star Sandra Hüller and director/co-writer Justine Triet operating at peak power.” Consensus of the Critics at Rotten Tomatoes
"Ultimately, one of the key pleasures of the picture is its uncertainty – the niggling doubts that remain, and the sense that a crucial piece of the puzzle is tantalisingly out of reach." Wendy Ice The Observer