Anatomy of a fall: Cut sex scene and guilt, Sandra Hüller says it all!

Did Justine Triet tell her if her character had killed her husband? And why did the most intimate scene in the film with Swann Arlaud ultimately not see the light of day? The actress speaks in Variety.

Beware of spoilers! The following article reviews the entire plot ofAnatomy of a fallof Justine Triet.

Since the film was in the race for the Oscars – remember that it is in the running for five statuettes, including best film, best director and best actress – the question of the guilt of its protagonist continues to be raised. However, Justine Triet and her co-writer and companion Arthur Harari took care to leave the question open, not deciding clearly. Did Samuel (Samuel Théis), the depressed husband of Sandra (Sandra Hüller), commit suicide? And did he do it so that his partner would be accused? Or did she push him to end his life? Did she just push him?

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During the Golden Globes, the question came back more than ever on the front page of cinema news, because during one of her two acceptance speeches, the director clearly slipped the word “suicide”. Without elaborating, she did not talk about “suicide or murder”, but by saying only the first word, she implied that Sandra had not murdered her husband. Before asserting in the press room that she would not give no definitive answer for ten years !

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“Of course I wanted to know if she was guilty or not, said today Sandra Hüller has Variety, but my director didn’t tell me anything. Only this horrible sentence: ‘Play her like she’s innocent.’“ Which doesn’t mean it is…

The German actress talks about this experience that changed her life: if she had already been acclaimed in the past, for example for Tony Erdmann (2016), by Maren Ade, now she is recognized and congratulated in the street, both Anatomy of a fall has made noise since its Palme d’Or in Cannes. On social networks, she is admired for this role, as is the French actor Swann Arlaudwho plays his lawyer, “the sexiest in the Alps”Internet users are having fun while waiting to find out if the film will win any Oscars.

The actor’s popularity did not escape Sandra Hüller, who revealed during this same interview that she should have shared a very intimate scene with him, but that this sex scene was ultimately never filmed. Marie-Ange Luciani, the producer ofAnatomy of a fallsuggested to Justine Triet to cut it.

“There was a real love scene in the film, so we should have seen their relationship, says the actress, but she said: ‘Please don’t do that, it’s too 1980s.’ Which is absolutely true. Why do people always have to prove their love to each other in bed? It’s so stupid!”

The relationship between Sandra and her lawyer therefore remained softer than expected, even if the attraction between the two characters is undeniable. Hüller took advantage of this portrait in a major Hollywood magazine to thank the film’s American distributor, Neon, for having been able to partner with A24 to make the ceremony season as simple as possible for her. Because in addition toAnatomy of a fallshe is starring in another project nominated for an Oscar for best film: The Area of ​​Interest. A drama about a German family living near the Auschwitch concentration camp.

“They made sure with our publicists that the schedule worked and that I could spend as much time championing both films. I’m really grateful that they came together like that, because I love both so much that I would have unable to decide for one or the other.”

The Area of ​​Interest is released this week in cinemas, the 2024 Oscars ceremony will take place on March 10, and Anatomy of a fall is now available on VOD, DVD and Blu-ray. Here is its trailer:

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