Quartile rating: 8/10 · 1 rating
A woman is suspected of her husband's murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the sole witness.
Anatomy of a Fall is a masterclass in legal and psychological drama. The plot is genuinely exceptional — it dismantles courtroom conventions by keeping truth permanently elusive, turning the trial into an excavation of a marriage rather than a straightforward whodunit. The acting, particularly Sandra Hüller's icily magnetic performance, is well above average and anchors every scene. Novelty is high because Triet's film has a distinctive, unclassifiable voice: it blurs documentary procedural, domestic drama, and existential thriller in a way that feels singular. Cinematography is competent and well-suited but not visually distinguished — the alpine setting is used functionally rather than strikingly. The ending is deliberately ambiguous, which is philosophically consistent but leaves the film on an intentionally unresolved note that some will find unsatisfying, placing it closer to average in pure payoff terms.