Anatomy of a Fall, the hit legal drama by rising star Justine Triet, has garnered numerous accolades since it first premiered at Cannes – but in addition to all of the talk about how great the film is, there is one obvious question that rises to the top: so… did she really do it? But, in reality, that isn’t the truly important question, or what the film is really seeking to analyze. More than looking to uncover a culprit of one crime, the film instead attempts to take a much deeper look at the impossibility of truth itself, and the difficulties that arise when trying to find one single truth to explain a moment in time or an entire relationship. So let’s dive in and unpack all of these questions, plus take a closer look at the film’s key message about how the most important truth might just be the one we choose for ourselves.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:50 A mysterious death
02:01 So many possibilities... how can we know the truth?
03:44 More than one "fall"
05:28 When communication totally breaks down
06:38 Battle of perspectives: Samuel vs Sandra
08:17 Sandra isn't totally innocent...
11:04 The difficulty of fully explaining yourself
12:32 You have to decide what's 'real'
13:15 Daniel's tough choice
15:08 No so happily ever after



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