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Anatomy of Hell

2004 · Movie · 77 min · ★ 4.8 · 27% critics

Drama

A troubled woman pays a man to spend four nights in an isolated beach house, asking him to observe her during her most private moments. Their arrangement becomes a tense, intimate exchange of watching, talking, and testing boundaries, as they confront discomfort, desire, and ideas about sex and power.

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Details
Original title
Anatomie de l'enfer
Years
2004
Release date
2004-01-28
Language
French
Runtime
77 min
Critic score
27/100
TMDB rating
4.8/10 (152 votes)
About

You may like this if you want a confrontational, dialogue-heavy look at sexuality that’s more unsettling than erotic, in the vein of Romance or Baise-moi; Not for you if explicit imagery, bleak mood, or provocative gender debates aren’t your thing.

Pros: provocative themes; thought-provoking dialogue; striking atmosphere | Cons: extremely explicit content; cold, bleak tone; pretentious or dull

Themes

  • women's sexual identity
  • nightclub
  • man woman relationship
  • menstruation
  • male homosexuality
  • woman director
  • soft porn

Cast & crew

Directed by Catherine Breillat