Anatomy of Hell

Director: Catherine Breillat

Overview

"A lonely and dejected woman (Amira Casar) learns that only when all inhibitions are cast aside will she be able to truly understand the truth about how men see women in this erotically charged exploration of sexuality from controversial director Catherin

Product Details

Release Date:	06/27/2006
UPC:	0842498020050
Original Release:	2003
Rating:	NR
Source:	TARTAN VIDEO
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	1:20:00
Sales rank:	43,209

Special Features

Interview with director Catherine Breillat; Theatrical trailer; Photo gallery

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Amira Casar	The Girl
Rocco Siffredi	The Guy
Alexandre Belin	Wasteland Lover
Manuel Taglang	Wasteland Lover
Jacques Monge	Barfly
Claudio Carvalho	Boy with Bird
Carolina Lopes	Young Girl
Diego Rodrigues	Boy Playing Doctor
Joao Marques	Boy Playing Doctor
Bruno Fernandes	Boy Playing Doctor
Catherine Breillat	Voice
Amira Cesar	Actor
D'juiz	Composer

Technical Credits

Catherine Breillat

Catherine Breillat	Screenwriter
Jean-Fran?ois Lepetit	Producer,Producer
Michael Weill	Casting
David Dantini	Casting
Ant?nio da Cunha Telles	Executive Producer
Filipe Goncalves	Sound/Sound Designer
Carlos Pinto	Sound/Sound Designer
Sylvain Lasseur	Sound/Sound Designer
Emmanuel Croset	Sound/Sound Designer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Anatomy of Hell
1. Main Titles / You're All Alike [9:30]
2. Paid to Watch [5:28]
3. Symbolically Spread [5:37]
4. Something Invisible [6:22]
5. Candid Little Virgins [5:59]
6. Coupling [6:59]
7. Quiet Observation [6:54]
8. Penetration [5:01]
9. The Blood of Enemies [9:21]
10. Human Nature [6:06]
11. Over the Edge [7:08]
12. End Credits [2:04]

Menu

Disc #1 -- Anatomy of Hell
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Audio: French 5.1 (DTS)
Audio: French 5.1 (Dolby Digital)
Audio: French 2.0 (Dolby Stereo)
Subtitles: English
Subtitles: None
Special Features
Theatrical Trailer
Tartan New Releases
Director Interview
Photo Gallery

Editorial Reviews

The films of Catherine Breillat tend to be challenging and unrelentingly personal, and Anatomy of Hell is no exception. Breillat's films often divide the audience into those who love them and those who hate them, but Anatomy is unlikely to find many lovers. It's not just because it dares to ask difficult questions, dares to be unpleasant, dares to be shocking; it's because it dares to be boring, dares to provide too little depth for its probing. It also doesn't help that there's no real humanity here; it's all artificial. Real people don't speak the way these characters do and certainly don't act the way they do. Stylization as a defense only goes so far, and it can't do the job in Anatomy. As a result, one grows irritated at the pretentious dialogue the leads spout and even when one is intrigued by an idea put forth by them, one loses interest because it either simply lays there or gets drowned by further inhuman mouthings. It all becomes tedious rather quickly. Amira Casar does as well as can be expected as The Woman; she has the unenviable task of not only speaking unspeakable dialogue but of having to inhabit a character that is bored with life, and it is to her credit that she pulls both tricks off so well. Rocco Siffredi fares less well dramatically, although it is clear that the porn star's physical attributes are the real reason for his inclusion in Anatomy. Speaking of which, it must be made clear that there is a considerable amount of nudity, as well as a surfeit of sexual situations. It may sound titillating, but those coming to anatomy for its sensuality should be advised that there is nothing remotely erotic about what occurs.