Anatomy of a Fall (Anatomie d'une chute)

Two people standing next to a dead body in the snow with a bloody head injury. — Still from "Anatomy of a Fall" (2023, dir. Justine Triet)

For the past year, Sandra, her husband Samuel, and their eleven-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.

Winner of the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival 2023 and winner of the 2024 Academy Awards® for Best Original Screenplay for Justine Triet and Arthur Harari

Part of our "French Film Festival" and "Cinematic Criminal Court Case Closings" series. Courtesy of Neon. In French with English subtitles.

Our French Film Festival is supported by the Albertine Cinematheque, a program of Albertine Foundation & Villa Albertine, with support from the CNC / Centre National du Cinema, and SACEM / Fonds Culturel Franco-Américain. Cosponsored by the Department of Romance Studies.