An explicitly sexual, relentlessly bleak drama movie about the mind and everyday modern life, with standout performances and characters.
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GoodWatch score 56January 28, 2004 · 1 h 17 min · Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Disturbing Imagery
Straw Misogynist, Nameless Narrative, Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep" +6
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In the United States, Anatomy of Hell streams on Criterion. It also streams in 1 other country.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 36 (IMDb 4.5, Rotten Tomatoes 26%, and Metacritic 29). Audiences rate it higher (46 out of 100) than critics (28).
Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (9 of 10) and dialogue centrality (9 of 10) more than on its plot.
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.
No, it was made in French.
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