Anatomy of a Fall actress Sandra Hüller is opening up about her experience working in the Oscar-nominated film. Directed by Justine Triet and starring Sandra Hüller in the lead role, the French legal drama thriller centers around Sandra Voyter, a writer facing suspicion in her husband’s murder and seeking to establish her innocence.
The movie along with its cast has received immense acclaim, including five Oscar nominations. In a recent interview with Variety, Hüller revealed that the film had a s*x scene and that one of the producers of the film asked her to deny doing it.
Sandra Hüller Shares Anatomy of a Fall Producer Scrapped Her S*x Scene
During her recent interview with Variety, actress Sandra Hüller opened up about taking on the lead role of Sandra Voyter in the legal drama, which has earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Actress. Describing the script as “perfect,” the German actress shared that she was immediately enthusiastic about portraying the character.
The Proxima actress also shared her admiration for the film’s cast, singling out Swann Arlaud who plays Sandra’s charismatic lawyer in the movie. Talking about the dynamics between the characters, Hüller also addressed the hinted love affair between them during the interview.
And the Anatomy of a Fall star revealed that there was supposed to be a s*x scene involving these characters. “There was an actual love scene in the film. We could see their affair,” the Oscar-nominated actress said. However, producer Marie-Ange Luciani asked her not to do the scene, suggesting that the inclusion of an intimate scene to depict a romantic relationship felt outdated.
“Please, don’t do it, it’s so ’80s,” she recalled. Hüller echoed this sentiment as she called the idea of depicting romantic relationships with intimate scenes “dull,” and said, “Why do people always have to prove they love each other by going to bed with each other?” Hüller’s exceptional performance in Anatomy of a Fall has earned her a well-deserved nomination for Best Actress at the 2024 Oscars.
Sandra Hüller on Growing Attention After Oscar-Nomination
Finding herself in the spotlight following her first Oscar nomination for Anatomy of a Fall, Sandra Hüller opened up about the overwhelming attention that came with her exceptional performance in the film. Expressing her astonishment at the growing recognition, she shared that she is not used to the growing attention. She further shared,
“I find myself giggling in the morning because it is so nice. When I walk my dog, people are shouting congratulations at me. People I’ve never seen before!”
Along with the Best Actress nomination at the 96th Academy Awards, Hüller has also earned a Best Actress nomination for her exceptional performance in Anatomy of a Fall at the 2024 Golden Globes and BAFTA. Beyond the courtroom drama, she has also earned a BAFTA nomination for Jonathan Glazer’s 2023 film The Zone of Interest, which has also secured five nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director, at the 2024 Oscars.
Anatomy of a Fall is available to rent or buy on Prime Video.
