While it seems like every year post-Parasite there’s been an international film that really breaks through to the mainstream, few have been as accessible and applauded as Anatomy of a Fall. Though this French film premiered at the Cannes festival back in May of 2023, it’s remained a hot title thanks to its incredibly watchable take on the courtroom drama and, of course, its awards chances. Now a two time Golden Globe winner and a five time Oscar nominee, Anatomy of a Fall is a must-watch movie.

Anatomy of a Fall is a legal drama that revolves around the death of Samuel Maleski, an aspiring writer and occasional professor. His son finds him on the ground after he’s fallen from a window several stories up, but inconsistencies in the autopsy tells the authorities that this was no tragic accident. With Samuel’s wife, Sandra, the only one at home during the fateful event, she becomes the prime suspect and the center of a massive, sensationalized trial. To prove her innocence, Sandra must insist not that the fall was an accident, but that it was her husband’s intention to kill himself, fracturing her family in the process.

German actress Sandra Hüller is the star of the proceedings as Sandra Voyter, both in and out of court. If........

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