Anatomy

"Some study. Some are studied."

2000 1h 43m DE

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★6.1TMDB · 338🍅62%Rotten Tomatoes●33Metacritic★6IMDB · 14,228

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Synopsis

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Medical student Paula wins a place at an exclusive Heidelberg medical school. When the body of a young man she met on the train turns up on her dissection table, she begins to investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding his death.

“Some study. Some are studied.”

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Cast

Franka Potente
Paula
Benno Fürmann
Hein
Anna Loos
Gretchen
Sebastian Blomberg
Caspar
Holger Speckhahn
Phil
Traugott Buhre
Prof. Grombek
Oliver Wnuk
Ludwig
Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey
David

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky
Writers: Stefan Ruzowitzky
Languages: Latin, German
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Latin, German.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Anatomy Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky, shot by Peter von Haller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Marius Ruhland. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ueli Christen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Franka Potente and Benno Fürmann and Anna Loos carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Some study. Some are studied.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Stefan Ruzowitzky directs. Peter von Haller behind the camera. Marius Ruhland scores. Ueli Christen cuts. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in Latin, German.

Trivia

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126 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Latin, German.
3Part of the "Anatomy Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky, shot by Peter von Haller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Marius Ruhland. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Ueli Christen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Franka Potente and Benno Fürmann and Anna Loos carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Some study. Some are studied.".
9IMDB entry: tt0187696 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.