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Anatomy
2000
From Germany comes this deft mixture of European sensibilities and the modern horror film. Paula (Potente of RUN LOLA RUN) is an ambitious German medical student who has recently gained acceptance into a top anatomy class in Heidelberg taught by a prestigious professor whom she has long idolised. Immersed in her studies, Paula .. Read more
| Starring | Franka Potente, Benno Furmann, Anna Loos |
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| Director | Stefan Ruzowitzky |
| Genres | Thriller |
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Anatomy
From Germany comes this deft mixture of European sensibilities and the modern horror film. Paula (Potente of RUN LOLA RUN) is an ambitious German medical student who has recently gained acceptance into a top anatomy class in Heidelberg taught by a prestigious professor whom she has long idolised. Immersed in her studies, Paula is soon horrified to discover that several of her classmates have died under mysterious circumstances, and it is not long before she and a group of fellow classmates discover a secret society of students that regularly performs autopsies on live specimens! Filmed on location in Heidelberg, Germany.
| Starring | Franka Potente, Benno Furmann, Anna Loos |
|---|---|
| Director | Stefan Ruzowitzky |
| Studio | COLUMBIA TRI-STAR HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 35 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | German, Spanish |
| Subtitles | DVD: English, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Icelandic, Hindi, Hebrew, Dutch, Spanish, Bulgarian, German, Turkish, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Greek, Norwegian, Arabic, Portuguese |
| Released | DVD: 23 Apr 2001 Production year: 2000 |
| Format | DVD |
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Brilliant but insecure medical student Paula (played by Franka Potente from Run Lola Run) goes to study an anatomy course at the prestigious Heidelberg University and uncovers a sinister secret society infamous for its ruthless research on live bodies. The dissected victims pile up along with the suspenseful shrieks in Austrian director Stefan Ruzowitzky's hugely enjoyable Hammer-style horror that is given a stark hi-tech and contemporary makeover with congealed helpings of pharmaceutical fear and surgical shock on the side. One of the biggest box-office hits in Germany horror film history, this creepy continental chiller even adds Third Reich fright to its unusual scream-laden formula.
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7 out of 9 people found this review helpful
total waste
this is low buget rubbish theres plenty better to rent than this
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6 out of 7 people found this review helpful
Intelligent "horror"
I really enjoyed this well made, intelligent film. Not sure it is really a horror film though, more of a thriller really.
It is no where near as gory as you expect and I am surprised it got an 18 certificate. No nudity, very tasteful sex scene that you can see on TV, and minimal gore. Where on earth do the censors get an 18 from?!
Lots of extras on the DVD, and unless you hate subtitles, I would go for the German language with English sub titles option. It seems easier to follow the story and the dubbing is bad (not the voices but the matching with the lips).Well worth seeing ( I watched it twice!). -
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