Anatomie de l'enfer (2004)

Director:

Catherine Breillat

Writers:

Catherine Breillat (novel)
Catherine Breillat (screenplay)

Release Date:

28 January 2004 (France)

Genre:

Adult | Drama

Plot:

A woman employs a gay man to spend four nights at her house to watch her when she's "unwatchable".

Plot Keywords:

Gay | Suicide Attempt | Self Mutilation | Female Removes Her Clothes | Masturbation

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Amira Casar	...	The woman
Rocco Siffredi	...	The man
Alexandre Belin	...	Blow-job lover 1
Manuel Taglang	...	Blow-job lover 2
Jacques Monge	...	Man in bar
Claudio Carvalho	...	Boy with bird
Carolina Lopes	...	Little girl playing doctor
Diego Rodrigues	...	Little boy playing doctor
João Marques	...	Little boy playing doctor
Bruno Fernandes	...	Little boy playing doctor
Maria Edite Moreira	...	Pharmacist 1
Maria João Santos	...	Pharmacist 2
Pauline Hunt	...	Amira Casar's stand-in
Catherine Breillat	...	Narrator (voice)

Directed by
Catherine Breillat

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Catherine Breillat		novel "Pornocratie"
Catherine Breillat		screenplay

Produced by
António da Cunha Telles	....	executive producer
Natércia Fonseca	....	assistant producer
Jean-François Lepetit	....	producer

Cinematography by
Giorgos Arvanitis
Guillaume Schiffman

Film Editing by
Pascale Chavance

Casting by
Valente Producoes

Production Design by
Jean-Marie Milon
Pedro Sá		(as Pedro Sá Santos)

Art Direction by
Pedro Garcia
Paula Szabo

Costume Design by
Valérie Guégan
Betty Martins
Catherine Meillan
Sanine Schlumberger

Makeup Department
Dominique Colladant	....	special makeup effects artist
Ana Ferreira	....	key hair stylist
Ana Lorena	....	key makeup artist
Fabien Tuizat	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Vicente Coentro	....	unit manager
Philippe Delest	....	production manager
Luis Goncalves	....	unit manager
Catherine Leroux	....	production manager
Miguel Stocker	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rita Benis	....	second assistant director
Michaël Weill	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Fabienne Couvreur	....	head painter

Sound Department
Christophe Bourreau	....	foley artist
Christophe Bourreau	....	sound effects editor
Emmanuel Croset	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steven Ghouti	....	adr mixer
Filipe Gonçalves	....	assistant sound
Sylvain Lasseur	....	sound editor
Bertrand Lenclos	....	assistant sound editor
Jean-Max Morise	....	foley artist

Camera and Electrical Department
Joaquim Amaral	....	key grip
Paulo Jorge Antunes	....	Steadicam operator
Susana Gomes	....	assistant camera
Arnaldo Junior	....	electrician
Miguel Malheiros	....	assistant camera
Jacques Monge	....	Steadicam operator

Casting Department
David Santini	....	extras casting

Editorial Department
Frédéric Barbe	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Alexandre Kyriakidis	....	production assistant
Fátima Ribeiro	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• CB Films
• Canal+
• Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC)
• Flach Film
• Flach Pyramide International

Distributors

• Atlantis Entertainment (2005) (Czechoslovakia) (theatrical)
• Cinema Mondo (2004) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Potential Films (2004) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Tartan (2004) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Atlantis Entertainment (2004) (Czech Republic) (all media)
• Atlantis Entertainment (2004) (Hungary) (all media)
• Atlantis Entertainment (2004) (Slovakia) (all media)
• Irfan Film (2005) (Turkey) (all media)
• Madman Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
• Mongrel Media (2004) (Canada) (all media)
• Palisades Tartan (2009) (UK) (all media)
• Palisades Tartan (2004) (USA) (all media)
• Palisades-Tartan Acquisitions (2008) (UK) (DVD)
• Punto Zero (2008) (Italy) (all media)
• Rézo Films
• Sharada Distribuzione
• TLA Releasing (2005-????) (USA) (DVD)
• Tartan Video USA (2005) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Valente Produções Lda.  extras casting

Also Known As:

"Anatomy of Hell" - Australia, International (English title) (festival title), UK (imdb display title), USA (imdb display title)
"A pokol anatómiája" - Hungary (imdb display title)
"Anatomia do Inferno" - Brazil (festival title)
"Anatomia piekla" - Poland (imdb display title)
"Cehennemin anatomisi - Romans 2" - Turkey (Turkish title) (video title)
"Himon anatomia" - Finland
"Pornocrazia" - Italy

Runtime:

77 min | Canada:87 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Taiwan:R-18 | South Korea:Limited | Mexico:C | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Australia:R | Canada:R (Ontario) | Czech Republic:18 | Finland:K-15 | France:-16 | Italy:VM18 | New Zealand:R18 | UK:18 | USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Ericeira, Portugal

Company:

CB Films

Trivia:

Director Catherine Breillat wrote 'the man' especially for Rocco Siffredi.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Brows Held High: The Anatomy of Hell" (????)

Soundtrack:

Timeless Bass

Strikingly familiar

I was fortunate enough to attend the world premiere of this film at the 2004 Rotterdam film festival in The Netherlands. Of all the films shown, this was the one most sought after for viewing.

The Director and two stars of the film answered questions after the movie and I got to meet Rocco in person. He is taller than I would expect. Many people brought porn for him to sign.

Anyway, film was very interesting. I liked the conflict between the woman and the gay man. Both had strong convictions about life and held to their guns. Rocco did a great job showing his emotions and the sex scenes were memorable, even crude at times. It is frightening how we as an audience could relate to them though.

Amira Casar was stunning. I could not keep my eyes of her during the whole movie. And yes, she is just as beautiful in person. Overall the movie was provocative and interesting staying true to form in regards to French Cinema.

Many people asked Catherine Breillat why she would cast Rocco Sifreddi (The number one male porn star in the world) for the male lead. Her answer,"Directors look for the most beautiful women to star in their films. I cast the most attractive men!"