The couple is haunted by the accident that caused Daniel’s blindness, an event for which Samuel carried a crushing weight of responsibility.
Have you seen Anatomy of a Fall? What did you think really happened at the top of that chalet? Let’s discuss in the comments. Anatomy of a Fall
By the time the credits roll, the film doesn't offer a tidy resolution. Director Justine Triet isn't interested in the "truth" in a forensic sense. Instead, she explores how "truth" is a narrative we construct to make sense of chaos. The couple is haunted by the accident that
What Justine Triet has created is a work of radical empathy and equally radical skepticism. She forces us to admit that we judge people—on the stand, in the media, in our own lives—based on stories we tell ourselves about who they are. We convict based on character, not evidence. The genius of Anatomy of a Fall is that it makes us feel the agony of that unreliability in our bones. Let’s discuss in the comments