Anatomy
by Stefan Ruzowitzky
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Actor: Anna Loos, Benno F?rmann, Franka Potente, Holger Speckhahn, Sebastian BlombergDirector: Stefan Ruzowitzky
Brand: Sony
Cinematographer: Peter von Haller
Writer: Stefan Ruzowitzky
Producer: Andrea Willson
Producer: Jakob Claussen
Producer: Norbert Preuss
Producer: Thomas W?bke
Writer: Peter Engelmann
DVD: 2 Layers, Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; German (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Georgian (Subtitled); Chinese (Subtitled); Thai (Subtitled); English (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 2.35:1
Running Time: 103 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-04-03
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of Anatomy
Movie Review: Poorly written, but I enjoyed it.
Summary: 3 Stars
At a prestigious medical Summer school, medical student Paula Henning (Franke Potente) discovers that a secret society of doctors is conducting illegal experiments on her fellow pupils.
"Anatomie" is a bad film, primarily due to the fact that the script is predictable and incredibly poorly written: the writer doesn't seem to understand the concept of a contained thriller; he misses out on many opportunities that could have made for interesting viewing; and breaking all rules of good screenwriting, has the killer revealing himself to our heroine 2/3 of the way through the film, rather than having the heroine discover him for herself. Don't even get me started on what I think of the film's completely useless hero. Nevertheless, in spite of its multitude of faults, I actually enjoyed watching "Anatomie". It's not the best horror film that I have ever seen (duh!), but it's a fun way to spend an evening, and the film's writer/director does seem to have tried very hard to make it into something more than what it actually is: a B-grade teenage hack and slash.
Summary of Anatomy
When a gifted medical student is accepted into a prestigious anatomy class it seems like a dream come true. But she soon uncovers a secret society whose members perform grisly autopsies on living subjects plunging her into a nightmarish world from which no one escapes to tell the terrifying truth. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 06/28/2005 Starring: Franka Potente Benno Furmann Run time: 100 minutes Rating: R Director: Stefan RuzowitzkyThe German thriller Anatomy is a Grand Guignol display of medical horror, dwelling on dissected flesh and body organs in jars. Paula (Franka Potente, the star of Run Lola Run) is a smart young medical student with a lot of family history: her grandfather is a celebrated surgeon and her father runs a low-income medical clinic. An award-winning essay gets her into a prestigious university, known for a strict but brilliant professor of anatomy. On the train to school, Paula saves the life of a punk rocker with a heart problem--only to find this same young man on her dissecting table a few weeks later in anatomy class. Her investigations into this coincidence lead her to discover an underground society of doctors who pursue medical research at all costs, and who sometimes give interesting medical specimens a little nudge on their way to death. Despite a clunky script, Anatomy has a slick look and some gruesome moments. Potente has an engaging presence and is surrounded by a good-looking young cast. This is pretty much a German version of movies like Final Destination, Urban Legend, and I Know What You Did Last Summer, and anyone who's a fan of those flicks will find much to enjoy here as well. --Bret Fetzer
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