Anatomy of a Fall
Drawing primarily from our 35mm collection, we are presenting an exquisite spring bouquet of Palme d’or winners to coincide with the can’t-miss Cannes Film Festival.
Winner of the Palme d'or, 2023 Cannes Film Festival
For the past year, Sandra, her husband Samuel, and their 11-year-old son Daniel have lived a secluded life in a remote town in the French Alps. When Samuel is found dead in the snow below their chalet, the police question whether he was murdered or committed suicide. Samuel's suspicious death is presumed murder, and Sandra becomes the main suspect. Little by little, the trial becomes not just an investigation into the circumstances of Samuel's death but an unsettling psychological journey into the depths of Sandra and Samuel's conflicted relationship.
Justine Triet
Justine Triet is a French director, screenwriter, and actress. Part of a new generation of women filmmakers, she started her career directing several documentaries, followed by the short film Two Ships, which was awarded at the 2012 Berlin International Film Festival. Two years later, her debut feature film, Age of Panic, screened in the ACID section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, was a major critical success that established her on the French-speaking film scene and earned her a César Award nomination for Best First Film. This recognition continued with the comedy In Bed with Victoria (2016), which premiered at Critic's Week in Cannes and earned two César nominations, followed by Sibyl in 2019. Four years later, she achieved global success with her film Anatomy of a Fall, which won the Palme d'or at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. She thus became the third woman in the festival's history to receive this award, and the first French female director to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director. The film also won six César Awards, two Golden Globes, a Lumière Award, five European Film Awards, a Goya Award, and the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2024.
Photo: Yann Rabanier, Courtesy of Entract Films
