Sandra and Sandra
Two of the best films I've seen in the race for Oscar this years are The Zone of Interest and Anatomy of a Fall. In The Zone of Interest Sandra Hüller plays the wife of a Nazi commandant who runs Auschwitz. She brings depth and a human quality to a loathsome type of character. That takes some rare skill. In Anatomy of a Fall, Hüller takes on the role of Sandra Voyter, a novelist who's been accused of murdering her husband. The story is told well as the French can do. I often think of something I read years ago about French filmmaking. Something about a French film with long take for no reason on say a cloud. And it means something. Almost as if we're used to the French means of inserting some sort of element because they can. I was reminded of this when I watch Anatomy of a Fall. A lot of bold moves, fast editing, almost too much dialogue which really worked with the entire feel of the film. You felt uncomfortable. I kept getting that weird "don't open the door...