The process is the punishment: “Anatomie of a Fall” in the context of the courtroom drama genre

Stefan Machura

The process is the punishment: “Anatomie of a Fall” in the context of the courtroom drama genre

School of History, Law and Social Sciences

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Abstract

“Anatomie d'une chute” aka “Anatomy of a Fall” (2023), directed by Justine Triet is one of the courtroom dramas fuelled by artistic ambition. It answers to previous exemplars of the genre, plays with its building blocks creatively and consequentially, has been mainly received as a masterpiece of filmmaking and acting. The setting of a French criminal court and of French pre-trial procedures creates a difference to standard courtroom dramas which mainly draw on the U.S. legal system. “Anatomy of the Fall” proves that the courtroom genre continues to be an important branch of the art of filmmaking.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Law Meets Film
Editors	Walter Stoffel, Gianmaria Ajani, Lucy Bader
Publisher	Brill: Leiden
Number of pages	19
Publication status	Accepted/In press - 29 Apr 2025

Keywords

Courtroom drama
Popular legal culture
Court procedure
French courts
Visual criminology

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2 Chapter
1 Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
1 Article

Character Development and Legal Message in Popular Culture: Charakterentwicklung und rechtliche Botschaft in der Populärkultur
Machura, S., 31 May 2025, In: Zeitschrift für Rechtssoziologie - The German Journal of Law and Society. 45, 1, p. 5-21 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Visual Criminology in International and Comparative Context
Machura, S., 28 Jun 2021, Oxford Encyclopedia of International Criminology. Erez, E. & Ibarra, P. (eds.). New York: Oxford University Press USA, 28 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › peer-review
Schein und Sein des Rechts in Film und Fernsehen
Translated title of the contribution: Seeming and Being of Law in Film and TelevisionMachura, S., 24 Sept 2020, Rechtsästhetik in rechtsphilosophischer Absicht. Schünemann, E. & von Plato, L. (eds.). Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

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The process is the punishment “Anatomie of a Fall” in the context of the courtroom drama genre
Machura, S. (Speaker)
25 Nov 2024
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The process is the punishment: “Anatomie of a Fall” in the context of the courtroom drama genre

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Character Development and Legal Message in Popular Culture: Charakterentwicklung und rechtliche Botschaft in der Populärkultur

Visual Criminology in International and Comparative Context

Schein und Sein des Rechts in Film und Fernsehen

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The process is the punishment “Anatomie of a Fall” in the context of the courtroom drama genre

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