Anatomy of a Fall

Editor - Laurent Sénéchal

ANATOMY OF A FALL editor Laurent Senechal has been working as an editor since the early 2000s and is well known for his collaborations with Oscar® nominees Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, collaborating with Justine four times (three narrative features, one documentary) and Harari five times (two narrative features including Onoda, 10,000 Nights in the Jungle, opening Un Certain Regard in Cannes 2021, and three shorts) over the course of his career.  For this latest film, Laurent had the pleasure of working with both Triet and Harari, with Justine as director and Arthur as co-writer.

ANATOMY OF A FALL tells the story of a celebrated writer who is put on trial when her husband falls to his death from their secluded chalet.  What starts as a murder investigation soon becomes a gripping journey into the depths of a destructive marriage.  The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023, where it won the Palme d’Or.  Anatomy of a Fall also received Oscar® nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Original Screenplay, and won two Golden Globes for Best Non-English Language – Motion Picture and Best Screenplay.

LAURENT SÉNÉCHAL

After spending his entire school career in Africa (Congo, Chad, Benin), Laurent studied cinema at the University of Paris 8, where he met director Arthur Harari.  In addition to his Academy Award® for Best Film Editing nomination, he has been nominated for the BAFTA Award and the ACE Eddie for Best Editing, won the European Film Award for Best Editor, and won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing.  His other notable work includes Claire Burger’s comedy-drama film Real Love, which won Best Film in the Venice Days section at the 75th Venice International Film Festival in 2019, and Berni Goldblat’s drama film Wallay, which won the European Film Academy’s Young Audience Award in 2018.

Editing ANATOMY OF A FALL

In our discussion with ANATOMY OF A FALL editor Laurent Sénéchal, we talk about:

• Joining Justine
• Influencing the audience for unseen characters
• Turning a thriller into Kramer vs Kramer
• Putting a point of view on the flashbacks
• VFX for vomit

The Credits

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