Oscar-nominated film Anatomy of a Fall's structure, details, and unraveling narrative suggest realism.
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In Justine Triet's Anatomy of a Fall, German writer Sandra Voyter (Sandra Hüller) is accused of murdering her husband Samuel after he falls out of a window and their blind son Daniel finds him dead.
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New details and narratives dramatize Sandra's trial. Crime-like Anatomy of a Fall. Anatomy of a Fall's blurred reality and fiction make it intriguing as a critique of the legal system's selective storytelling and fictionalization of real lives.
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Courtroom setting, true crime resemblance, and ambiguous ending suggest a true story in Anatomy of a Fall. The true crime-inspired Anatomy of a Fall is fictional.
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Triet and screenplay co-writer Harari planned. Triet and Harari's brilliant Anatomy of a Fall script earned them a 2024 Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay. Triet is one of eight female Best Directors candidate.
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Despite its fiction, Anatomy of a Fall details real cases. Anatomy of a Fall was inspired by true crimes. Hollywood Reporter: Triet read "almost daily".
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After watching trial-focused films, Triet "always thought [she]'d do a film with a trial at the heart of the story". The film's premise was true crime and courtroom dramas, and Hüller inspired her character.
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According to THR, Triet was "so impressed" by Hüller's performance in Maren Ade's 2016 film Toni Erdmann that she cast her in Sibyl in 2019.
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"immediately connected to the relationship that [Hüller] has to her acting," with her "artistic approach" a "deep commitment, even physically, to what she does."
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