Why Anatomy of a Fall is a Masterpiece | Telluride 2023
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2023
- I watched Anatomy of a Fall at the Telluride Film Festival. Here's my review! #anatomyofafall #sandrahuller #oscars #academyawards #telluride #filmreview #moviereview #theawardscontender
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Nobody is talking about the child. How on earth a child was able to act this material? OMG
Don't forget Snoop.
And that lawyer guy too! Everyone was great in this
The dog is a talented actor 😂 he really pretends to pass out, border collier is such amazing dog
When he’s watching his mom walkout of the courthouse and starts crying and laughing with nervous energy was so amazing to watch from such a young actor!
IKR? Second best child performance of 2023 behind the child actress from The Creator
The actor playing the son was hella impressive and he needs to be acknowledged. His last scene in the courtroom... wow
also don't forget the dog. the dog alone deserves an Oscar.
The dog won an award at Cannes! Seriously.
Never has a “death” scene been played so perfectly in the history of cinema.
i was so crushed by his apparent death omg
Can anybody tell me how they made the dog act out that scene??
I'm super intrigued. Was it a stuffed animal at some point or something? It's quite impressive!!!
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The epitome of French cinema. All about characters, dialog, performances, long takes, extended moments of silence, barely any musical score, inconclusive ending. The kind of film that is rarely made in Hollywood. Sandra is great but the young boy is truly amazing. And how did they shoot that scene with the dog on pills??
She was in Requiem. Fabulous actress. She won’t get it because the Oscars are so predictable and so political .
Dog training
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Anybody notices the dog's brilliant performance? My God.
I'm so glad everyone is recognizing him because geez lol
I'm sayin, like, I'm sitting there thinking they got the dog giving an Oscar-worthy performance, too?
Sandra Hüller is my #1 for Best Actress right now. She blew me away today when I finally got to see Anatomy of a Fall in theaters.
I agree
But the Oscars are all políticas sadly.
I hope she wins but...
Same here. Everyone is in an uproar that Margot Robbie’s Oscar spot was taken by Sandra but there is no comparison in performances. I can wait to see her in Zone of Interest which will be opening here in Aus before the Oscars.
Mine too. She was absolutely incredible. The best performance of the year for me.
50-cent is also a big part of this prestige film.
Milo Machado Graner deserves a Best Supporting Actor nomination. It was his character that drew me in. It was heartbreaking to watch.
That French prosecutor stressed the hell out of me 😵💫.
If I were an Oscar voter I’d give the Oscar to Sandra .
Those dialogues are exquisite .Heaven in earth for the actors I suppose.
Yes, I just watched this movie and I thought the prosecutor was an aggressive thug!
Definitely my favorite original screenplay this year so far.
This is magnificent movie and in my opinion a psychological masterpiece. The depth and process of the screenplay is detailed, dimensional and quite complex. The Director, J Triet, stated that her intention was to have the main character played as she was innocent and to have the spectators draw their own conclusions. The languages are used as a mirror tool to create ambiguity between all the characters. The viewer (us) becomes the real juror and in my opinion the mother is innocent. The end of the story is perfectly concluded by the court prosecutor, "I implore the jurors to bear in mind, this story is extremely subjective".
I think she was to calm and out of rage to kill. I myself would kill if my husband played music this loud😅 But I did not see a slight rage in her during movie. And tbh I think the defense was right and the prosecutor did not had enough proof. But maybe I'm naive
In the end it felt like the kid wanted to ask, “why did you kill him?”
just got done seeing it an hour ago. i had the same thought running through my head!
Are you indirectly giving the film ending away?!?
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Finally watched it! I give it a 9/10. However, Sandra's might be my favorite female performance of the year! And the boy! Milo was amazing
AGREE, so much of what happens later is so extremely well yet gently set up in the first half... me I was riveted throughout this film and I SO enjoyed the incredibly realistic dialogue!! I was lucky enough to know absolutely nothing whatsoever about it when I saw it as I hadn't paid attention to Cannes this year. Here in France, the final 30min was much criticised as pointless though I really encourage everyone to think about that ending, for it too has an important though very quiet and gently made point!!
Everything happens in the last 30mins! The kid, the drama. What really
happened there?
I fell asleep each time I tried watching. One of the most boring movies I’ve ever seen
So basically Brian loved every movie he saw at telluride😂😂
Basically lol
It was a fantastic lineup tbh
He didn't love Rustin. He only loved Colman Domingo in it.
He was great. Should have been nominated for a SAG award
My favorite film of the year. Huller’s performance is so so so good
I watched it a couple days ago, it's the best modern film I've seen in ages
Just finished watching it and wow! This was an amazing film. Give Sandra the Oscar and what a shame the son didn’t get a nomination.
She's also been in Sibyl - a French movie that came out a couple of years ago with Virginie Efira. Off-ball comedy, also went to the New York Film Festival in 2020. Sandra Huller's movies don't usually make it to the US other than festivals, but that's it.
I agree with much of what you have to say. This film grabbed me from the start and the last third was certainly a white knuckle ride. In the end, I still wasn’t sure if she was guilty or not but that confusion was surmounted by the fact that she and her son had found a way to move forward with their lives in a positive sense. That was certainly the ending I wanted. I agree that the child actor’s performance was amazing. He is a natural actor who already understands how to convey so much while apparently doing so little. It’s such a clever film on so many levels.
Thanks for an another excellent review, Brian. I love character-driven movies, and these days they are really hard to come by. I am looking forward to this movie.
Yes, AOAF is a masterpiece - of story telling, audience manipulation (in a good way) by the director and the screenwriter.
We've seen countless variations of this plot in TV and film but the director forces us in simple yet original cinematic techniques to fill in the story via personal interpretations, biases and perceptions to get to a version of truth. Cutting away visually from a horrific dramatization , panning to faces to see how evidence plays differently in the court of public opinion and one unreliable witness's testimony mouthing over another's alleged story. Elegantly simple cinematic genius.
Still, the film leaves us hanging on - story somewhat unresolved - much like real life. And like one character, you the audience are left on your own to make a choice.
I'm chilean 🇨🇱 and I have great respect for the Oscars, as well as the Golden Globes. In fact, this year the chilean "The Eternal Memory" is nominated for best documentary, although it has tough competition with "20 Days in Mariupol", from Ukraine. However, I have to say it. It makes me very angry that the majority is betting on Emma Stone or Lily Gladstone for best leading actress, leaving aside a tremendous german 🇩🇪 actress, Sandra Hüller. 😖🤦🏻♂️ She seems to be from another planet. In "Zone of Interest" she is magnificent as Rudolph Hoess's wife. At times she even seems to be more nazi and genocidal than her husband. But in "Anatomy of a Fall," playing the widow suspected of having murdered her husband, she was simply superb. From another planet, beyond the fact that he had to speak in english and french.
Anyway, I know that mine is just the opinion of a south american addicted to good cinema. But it seems to me that SAG, Critics Choice and BAFTA have made the worst mistake this year in the leading actress category, and only because of pro-USA and UK marketing. Unfortunately, the Oscar will make the same mistake. Stone or Gladstone. But the BEST actress this season is Sandra Hüller.👊🏻
At least Sandra just won the César in France 🇨🇵 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Brilliant film. I loved EVERY SECOND OF IT. And the dog appears first in the credits at the end. You had me at "Messi".
Best animal performance I've ever seen! That DOG ....❤
Sandra huller also has another film zone of interest which is receiving acclaim. She may be nominated twice at the Oscars. Best lead actress and best supporting
She's not getting nominated for Zone of Interest. Be realistic.
It's good that some American reviewers understand what a "drama" is supposed to be and that a good film doesn't have to contain famous Hollywood actors in it or a high body count! 😂 Dramas like these are called 'slow burners', which generally culminate in a grand reveal at the end. I see this film as following the structure of a 3 act tragedy.
Oh btw Brian, did you notice the couple of little nods to Anatomy of a Murder (1959)? I quite enjoyed that too!!
Really? I loved that movie, too. I may have to watch Anatomy of a Fall again!
THE YEAR OF HULLER FINALLY! She's been one of my favorite actresses since Requiem back in the day. And she doesn't act much, but we get one year with two performances from this and Zone of Interest. SHE BETTER GET A NOM! and i haven't seen it yet. ugh.
Maybe because she is doing mainly theater?
Playing at the New York Film Festival so I'll hope to see it. Thanks again, delightful Rowe 😊
Can't wait for your review of American Fiction.
I had the same experience. I was watching it on rented stream so I stopped a few times and thought that it was dragging but if you give it time it builds and rewards the viewer. Great film!
I 100% agree- Daniel is amazing!
There was a scene which i wont explain that made me think of Daniel the son being involved. Also at a point he mentions he touched the tape on the shed. AND in the beginning, at crucial moments and at the end you hear the click click click of snoops paws.
The argument was superb. Also Snoop.
Really appreciate your review. 👍🏼
The dog did win the Palme Dog award at Cannes
Can you still call it a Masterpiece if you dont love the first half?
Like many masterpieces, you later realise the importance of the set up in the first half when it starts to really pay off!!
Sandra was AMAZING in this!!!!!? The argument/ fight scene was incredible and the dog was incredible. Give this woman an Oscar nomination!!! She sort of reminded me of Vicky Krepps! She was so good!!!!!
Vicky Krepps is fine but Sandra Hüller is astonishing again and again. Just watch her first movie: Requiem. There are many other.
And she plays theater too like many German actors. I am not even sure that they can make enough money with movies.
yes, and i want her to act next to Cate Blanchett as sisters omgg🎉🎉
@@khs_fan I would be scared like hell to play beside Cate Blanchett. 😚
Saw it yesterday, impressive performances
Such a great film. I really hope they win. It’s probably my favorite from last year. Absolutely great story and the courtroom drama would have you fuming. Was thinking about it days later.
Out of curiosity, did the movie have subtitles when you watched it? I saw it today and there was no subtitles and it made it difficult to follow along. Thank you.
You need to see in cinema to get the subtitles which are critical for the courtroom scenes. Any on the internet would not have subtitles.
I rented it on Amazon Prime. There were no subtitles. I didn't understand half the movie. Thank you for answering.@@bbcbbc1717
@@sandrakenslow9540 You probably need to turn on the subtitles on Prime. TBH I think that would put subtitles on for the whole movie, even the English language parts, though. I suppose the movie is a bit out the norm, being in more than one language. I saw it in the cinema in the UK, at a surprise movie event, and the non-English parts were subtitled.
Thank you.@@Bungle2010
I just saw this film & it knocked me out!!!!!! Totally amazing!!!!!!
I feel like Antoine Reinartz is criminally overlooked in this movie. He was outstanding in the courtroom scenes and without him to bounce off of, a lot of those scenes don’t have their necessary dramatic weight and tension!
This might be a difficult question but Do you think the movies the movies these year are generally better than last year.. I personally think so.
Yes,lots of great movies coming out this year
I always thought a Masterpiece should be 10 out of 10! 😁
I just heard the movie had a good cinematography, but it was so much more, I loved it so much
anyone watching The Staircase? Colin Firth & Toni Collette?? kinda reminds me of that too
Yes! It reminded me so much of that too.
The “You are not a Victim!” Monologue was Oscar on a Plate! She kills the whole movie but, that Monologue!!!
This was the 2nd movie I saw at TFF. I also really enjoyed it. I agree with Brian's comments. After the the couple fight in thw kitchen, I saw the movie so differently. An alternative title could be An Anatomy of a Marriage.
This gives me WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION vibes
*claps in Charles Laughton* 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
An absolutely great film. I'm not a cinephile but I caught it accidentally in my 20s, some 30 years sgo, on a random classic movies channel and was completely enthralled. Creative story, unique characters and outstanding performances delivered perfectly. I can only imagine the kind of reception it had when it was originally released. I'm sure it was the talk of the town.
no idea how Daniel saw his dad died if he is blind.
Snoop pulled him over to him
It was ok. I would have liked it better if there were no subtitles. It’s hard to understand when you only get half the information 😅 The little boy was absolutely incredible and he needs to win all the things!!
I watched it in a cinema and it had subtitles. (:
One doesn't need to explain a film to love a film. I had to sit in the cinema out of respect for my friend. Any film shouldn't take the time, energy, and even technical so much to deliver a ' normal' story.
I saw this film at tiff and it is definitely one of my faves of the year I have seen thus far, only behind Perfect Days. I love the structure of the film, the ambiguity, and ultimately how you as the viewer have to decide what you believe. It such an intelligent screenplay. Snoop deserved that Palme Dog. And I am rooting for Sandra Huller to win Best Actress for this year's Oscars. I can't see another performance rivalling hers (maybe Emma Stone but I have yet to see Poor Things).
Do you think Perfect Days will be nominated? Because it seems like everyone expected Japan to select Monster.
I absolutely do. Monster also would have been a very strong choice (I love Koreeda's work so much), but the simplicity of Perfect Days and delving into understanding the lead character really helps it shine. Another film to watch for regarding an International Feature nomination is Germany's submission which was also a fave of tiff, The Teachers' Lounge.
we found it quite mediocre....shocked its gotten so much attention. typical courtroom drama, the kid tho was terrific.
Seriously one of the most boring movies I’ve ever seen. Great acting by everyone.
This sounds just like Decision to Leave
The last time a film was made about dissecting a murder case on detail was Anatomy of a Murder in 1959. These movies are usually a great watch because the story is told in reverse flashback in a logical manner but still keep you not guessing, but getting all your grey matter working in full steam.
Memento which is an adhoc recollection strictly kind of anatomy of a case, which also has its own merits, where the storyteller has to decide which jigsaw pieces to show the audience at a moment in time.
But frankly I like the story to be led by a courtroom drama makingrecounting the case even better. It adds dramatism to the narrative.
Also the Anatomy of a Murder is a US movie but I suspect is more on plot rather than character study. The razzmatazz on the movie was more on the storyline rather than the performance.
I prefer one that is more on character study just like Agatha Christie thrillers.
These European born actresses like Isabelle Hupert. work just like a imberjack when they perform in a film. It is like raw energy reminiscent of the wood cutters falling ogs in the thick of winter.
But if Michelle Yeoh EEAAO were to compete this year, she would still beat everyone. That film is unique and the role was mesmerising with a touch of the human element unlike Poor Things. Generally also courtroom dramas are not the Academy favourite gendres. Only To Kill A Mockingbird a semi-courtroom film won anything in the Oscars and the film was more on the small town ambience. Tjree examples of egregious snubs for wins are The Trial of the Chicago Seven. The Verdict and And Justice For All.
can anyone please remind me what Daniel said in the court room, regarding if it was suicide, "I don't understand", and otherwise, can't remember his words. thank you if you can help.
"If it was my mom, I don't think I can understand, but if it was my dad, I think I can understand"
Possibly the best of the decade.
Unbelievable how this movie was just purely perfect
Hi Brian! I wish we were best friends!!! I love film and watching movies and I host a work group film club (and an OMITB show "WhoDunnitSummit") but how do I build a film club following like you??? I'd love to just do a tenth of the scale you have... would love any tips or maybe even a biopic on you and how you grew your passion. Thank you for all the wonderful content!!
Just got back from the cinema. Brilliant
You should talk about Moonlight winning best picture over La La Land in 2017 as well as the famous Oscar mishap that occured in that category.
Terrific review. I've seen it, and all of your praise is totally justified.
This movie is a masterpiece on so many levels. And for all of you who like Sandra Hüller, go and watch "Toni Erdmann".
My dude been out here pumping out videos like his life depends on it. 😂
Yes and we love it 🎉
There's nothing that could be added to make this a better film. NOTHING. Every word, performance and frame is on point.
nowhere near a masterpiece , this wouldn't crack the top 15 courtroom movies , it had 1 good scene.
I adore your face in the timeline, with two hand on face gracefully ❤
Best actress
Emma stone
Sandra huller
Anette Benning
Maggot robbie
Fantasia
Sandra is going to win the golden globe for best actress drama. Emma stone will win best actress in a comedy.
My same lineup except I’d swap out Bening for Mulligan.
I’d go
Stone
Huller
Gladstone
Mulligan
Barino
Just curious, why say it’s a Masterpiece and give it a 9?
Its a Phenomenal film
ه ه ه Iam surprising...
The film about (crime ).🤓
And invastigation in court.🤓
If film foucs in ther life before crime and the story make us discover something big or strange or special case.
Will be important film in the awards season.
But if they make the reason of crime normal...
Will be just good acting...the actross performe it.
What give the actross nommination... is ( screenplay).
And screemplay have chance take oscar if they make big reason of crime in film.
The blind son.. good line and new idea... but the actor..not to much good.
You brian tell us every thing we want to know about the films we curiuse to know early about it.
This film clearly good...espesialy the acting in leading actross.
But not the goodness make it take garntee nomnition.
Becase alot of compition in nomination bafore...compition of winer.
If you watch jissica chastin film( memory) .. make review about it.
Thank you to review 💛💛
The anotomy.
It’s a terrific film.
But good Christ is it depressing! 😂
It’s such a miserable movie that shows how life isn’t necessarily worth living because you could roll the dice of life and come up with snake eyes and there’s no way out.
This film was so ridiculous in lots of ways. But the boy was fantastic, he deserves all the awards
I thought for sure she was going to be convicted.
I fell asleep with the movie.
Yes. This film is not for construct workers.
Each and every time I tried to watch it, I fell asleep. Very disappointing
I'd hate to think I have to watch this again since the first viewing was extremely disappointing. Nobody was likeable, Sandra is terrible, Daniel is a liar, and we never find out enough about any of these characters to even care. By the end I just wanted it to be over. Sure the fight scene was well acted but so? If Sandra killed him she got away with it but if he unalived himself then the big dent in his head makes no sense since they proved it wasn't from the fall and happened before he fell. Also the kid is blind but we are okay with him walking around outside in deep snow by himself. God awful humans
It’s not
Hell no !!! 2 and half hours is too much for that kinda drama !
You guys don’t know shit
It was shit.
i didn’t care for this movie at all. too much hype. and i spent 2 hrs reading captions. pffttt
Er a significant part was in English. Have you never actually watched a foreign language movie before?
@@Bungle2010 i grew up reading subtitles.
Typical decerebrated american. Go back watching ticktock loops
You haven't fully grown up yet@@loladiaz3534
This movie suffers from being another needless gender swap. If you swapped the wife character with the husband character and changed the main characters lawyer to a woman you could literally have the exact same script and it would make much more sense. Oof
Can’t wait for your next Palme D’Or winning script!
@@faridhamka8653 sounds disingenuous and off topic
If u swapped the husband with a wife and the dog for a cat and the kid for a jetski this movie would have been a lot better
Is your comment based on your opinion that a woman isn't intelligent enough to kill her husband and get away with it but a man could? C'mon now, women are much more conniving than men and have watched way more true crime and forensic files shows; and the general public has a much more difficult time seeing a woman as a premeditated killer. If a gender was more likely to get away with murder, its definitely females.
Dude, how much are you paid to praise this junk movie? Really. Such a dumb and boring movie, such a bad acting. Lets look at the scene where the lady and husband are arguing. Man...that is the worst acting ever seen in a movie. Absolute zero credibility.
Still trying to figure out why there are people praising this. Is it money? Don't see any other reason.
I think you should stop watching movies, you're obviously too dumb. Or maybe stop telling others your feels, no one's interested...
Very easy to understand
They want to influence women
Feminist propaganda
its not
How much do you know about film making? zero.
cut ur crap & get to the point reviewer