Anatomie D'une Chute (aka Anatomy Of A Fall) (2023)

In the Southeastern France region of Grenoble, the dead body of a man (Samuel Theis) is found by his partially blind son (Milo Machado Graner) having fallen from from the attic. An accidental fall? Suicide? Homicide? Soon after, the boy's mother (Sandra Huller) is arrested for the murder of her husband. Co-written and directed by Justine Triet (SYBIL), this film won the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes film festival as well as the New York Film Critics award as best foreign language film (although much of the movie is in English). It's a riveting film on two levels. Purely as a courtroom thriller, it's a superior effort but it also addresses the power play of a modern married couple whose marriage is uneven. Huller's performance dominates the movie and a lengthy flashback scene with the couple dissecting their marriage in a rage is stunning in its honesty and superbly written. Did she or didn't she kill her husband? The film leaves it up to us to decide what side we come down on. Definitely worth seeking out. With Swann Arlaud, Antoine Reinartz, Jehnny Beth and Messi, a border collie whose performance won the Palm Dog award at Cannes and justifiably so.