Classic Movies Live – Season 5, Episode 6: Anatomy of a Fall
March 6, 2024
It’s the week before the biggest night in Hollywood, and our hosts are talking about the final Best Picture nominee: Anatomy of a Fall.
Nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Editing, and Best Original Screenplay at the Oscars, Anatomy just won all five of those awards and more at this year’s Cesar Awards! Justine Triet’s Palme d’Or winning legal drama dissecting a couple’s very literally declining marriage is not only one of the year’s most awarded films, but also one of the most fascinating, featuring a small cast of excellent characters, and a script that manages to turn an hour of time in-universe into something puzzling, scandalous, and maddening.
In this episode, Pierre and Jeff lay out their thoughts on Anatomy, the French legal system, what it means to review a movie, and talk a bit about other courtroom dramas (specifically Twelve Angry Men and Red Rooms). Also in this episode, our hosts list their picks for each of the Oscar categories!
For more talk about the Oscars, check out the previous episodes in this season of Classic Movies Live!, or listen to our hosts’ guest appearances on ContraZoom Pod, where they talked about Poor Things, Past Lives, American Fiction, and The Holdovers, and The Oscars Death Race Podcast, where they talk about Barbie, Oppenheimer, Killers of the Flower Moon, and Poor Things.
Before the Oscars air this weekend, check out the Deathies, a community-run Awards show by the Academy of Death Racers hosted by Pierre and Jeff! The 2024 Deathies air live on YouTube on Saturday, March 10, at 6 PM EST/3 PM PST!
Also be sure to check out Classic Movies Live! on Twitter, where our hosts will be talking all about the Oscars in the lead-up to and during the show!
