Anatomy of Hell

Movie

2004

1h 17m

Unrated

French

Drama

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Watch on The Criterion Channel

Anatomy of Hell

Unrated

Movie

2004

1h 17m

French

Drama

Watch on The Criterion Channel

A man rescues a woman from a suicide attempt in a gay nightclub. Walking the streets together, she propositions him: She'll pay him to visit her at her isolated house for four consecutive nights. There he will silently watch her. He's reluctant, but agrees. As the four nights progress, they become more intimate with each other, and a mutual fascination/revulsion develops. By the end of the four-day "contract", these two total strangers will have had a profound impact on each other.

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Cast

The Woman

The Man

Blowjob Lover 1

Blowjob Lover 2

Man in Bar

Boy with the Bird

Little Girl

Boy Playing Doctor

Boy Playing Doctor

Boy Playing Doctor

Pharmacist 1

Pharmacist 2

Narrator (voice)

Directed By: Catherine Breillat

Written By: Catherine Breillat (Novel)

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bodhisunya says...

2 years ago

Love: an invented feeling. What matters is the game of seduction, the ritual of pleasing someone. (p. 115) - A nice trick to seduce the reader is to give him that sense of superiority that comes from knowing more about the characters he sees acting in front of him. Like when a man steps forward on the screen and we see the hitman waiting for him around the corner. Proud to dominate its fate from our dark armchair, but unaware that the director is cunningly manipulating us in turn. (p. 118) Gesualdo Bufalino, The ill-thinker October

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