Anatomie (2000)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Stefan Ruzowitzky

Writer:

Stefan Ruzowitzky (writer)

Release Date:

3 February 2000 (Germany)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

They can't wait to get their hands on you. Your end is only the beginning.

Plot:

Medical student Paula Henning wins a place at an exclusive Heidelberg medical school. When the body...

Plot Keywords:

Medical School | Shirtless Male Bondage | Butterfly | Scalpel | Secret Society

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Franka Potente	...	Paula Henning
Benno Fürmann	...	Hein
Anna Loos	...	Gretchen
Sebastian Blomberg	...	Caspar
Holger Speckhahn	...	Phil
Traugott Buhre	...	Prof. Grombek
Oliver Wnuk	...	Ludwig (as Oliver K. Wnuk)
Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey	...	David
Andreas Günther	...	Franz
Antonia Cäcilia Holfelder	...	Gabi
Rüdiger Vogler	...	Dr. Henning
Barbara M. Ahren	...	Frau Henning (as Barbara-Magdalena Ahren)
Werner Dissel	...	Paulas Großvater
Gennadi Vengerov	...	Präparator
Thomas Meinhardt	...	Professor in München
Simon Schwarz	...	Junger Mann
Alexander Liegl	...	Helfer
Martin Pölcher	...	Helfer
Christoph Hagen Dittmann	...	Bernie
Berrin Alganer-Lenz	...	Putzfrau
Angelika Sedlmeier	...	Frau Freisinger
Ulrich Matschoss	...	Femerichter
Gerald Alexander Held	...	Polizist
Karl Fridrich	...	Kriminalbeamter
Susanne Gräbe	...	Kellnerin Heidelberg
Johannes Nikolussi	...	Junkie (as Johann Nikolussi)
Anna Brüggemann	...	Junkie-Mädchen
Axel Weusten	...	Alexander
Gabriel Bassale	...	Kursteilnehmer
Ralf Dietl	...	Kursteilnehmer
Oliver Engl	...	Kursteilnehmer
Uche Ishionwu	...	Kursteilnehmer
Michael Jank	...	Kursteilnehmer
Thomas Neumann	...	Kursteilnehmer
Armin Schlicht	...	Kursteilnehmer
Christoph Schmeiduch	...	Kursteilnehmer
Patrick Schmidt	...	Kursteilnehmer
Nico Schütz	...	Kursteilnehmer
Thijs van der Zee	...	Kursteilnehmer
Michael Wölfl	...	Kursteilnehmer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jakob Claussen	...	Man in Train calling for a Doctor (uncredited)
Sabrina Setlur	...	Studentin in München (uncredited)

Directed by
Stefan Ruzowitzky

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Stefan Ruzowitzky		writer

Produced by
Jakob Claussen	....	producer
Norbert Preuss	....	executive producer
Andrea Willson	....	producer
Thomas Wöbke	....	producer

Original Music by
Marius Ruhland

Cinematography by
Peter von Haller

Film Editing by
Ueli Christen

Casting by
Nessie Nesslauer

Production Design by
Ingrid Henn

Costume Design by
Nicole Fischnaller

Makeup Department
Nanni Gebhardt-Seele	....	makeup artist
Stephanie Hilke	....	makeup artist
Jeannette Latzelsberger	....	wig maker
Birger Laube	....	special makeup effects artist
Fatima Mousli	....	additional makeup artist

Production Management
Burgi Ehrhardt	....	production manager
Dirk Engelhard	....	production manager
Anja Giessing	....	production manager
Filip Hering	....	production manager
Britta Knöller	....	assistant production manager
Ulrike Putz	....	production manager (as Uli Putz)
Thomas Rathfelder	....	assistant production manager
Ursula Schlieper	....	production manager (as Uschi Schlieper)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anton Maria Aigner	....	assistant director

Art Department
Silke Buhr	....	assistant set designer
Andreas Donhauser	....	set designer: anatomy room
Christine Gintner	....	assistant property master
Armin Golisano	....	property assistant
Anette Ingerl	....	property master
Heike Lange	....	set design trainee
Renate Martin	....	set designer: anatomy room
Sonja Möginger	....	assistant property master
Andreas Murr	....	special effects property master
Jochen Proske	....	property master
Claudia Wieser	....	set design trainee

Sound Department
Sören Blüthgen	....	foley recordist
Friedrich M. Dosch	....	sound designer
Claudia Enzmann	....	dialogue editor (as Claudia Schmitt-Enzmann)
William Franck	....	sound
Hubert Henle	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Karin Hoppe	....	adr supervisor
Alexander Kaiser	....	assistant sound
Michael Kranz	....	sound mixer
Kai Medinger	....	adr recordist
Stephan Michalik	....	assistant sound
Jörn Poetzl	....	foley artist
Günther Schönbein	....	assistant sound mixer
Christoph von Schönburg	....	foley editor
Tim Wood	....	stereo sound consultant: SDDS

Special Effects by
Gerd Feuchter	....	special effects supervisor
Joachim Grüninger	....	special effects supervisor
Birger Laube	....	special effects supervisor
Michael Luppino	....	special effects technician
Henrik Scheib	....	special effects manager

Visual Effects by
Christian Ahlers	....	senior modelmaker
Alex Bahro	....	senior modelmaker
Jean Brauner	....	model maker
Dodie Da Silva	....	model maker
Veronika Dimcke	....	model maker
Gregor Eckstein	....	model creator
Joachim Grüninger	....	model supervisor
Reza Karim	....	model creator
Jan Krupp	....	digital effects artist: CA Scanline Production GmbH
Birger Laube	....	model supervisor
Michel Lazarus	....	model maker
Wolfgang Niedermeier	....	digital effects artist: CA Scanline Production GmbH
Connie Oettl	....	model creator
Christian Pokorny	....	digital effects artist: CA Scanline Production GmbH
Jan Ptassek	....	senior modelmaker
Colin Shulver	....	model creator
Stefanie Stalf	....	visual effects supervisor
Saskia Stoever	....	model maker
Stephan Trojansky	....	digital effects artist: CA Scanline Production GmbH
Mortimer Warlimont	....	senior modelmaker
Ismat Zaidi	....	scanning and recording supervisor
Thomas Zauner	....	visual effects supervisor
Jürgen 'Zambo' Zimmermann	....	senior modelmaker

Stunts
Torsten Jerabek	....	assistant stunt coordinator: Stuntteam Steinmeier&Mohr
Carolin Pfänder	....	stunts
Siegfried Polap	....	stunt double
Mac Steinmeier	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Assinger	....	assistant lighting technician
Mike Bartlett	....	Steadicam operator
Michael Beitz	....	lighting technician
Matthias Boch	....	clapper loader: second unit
Kimberley Horton	....	lighting trainee
James Jacobs	....	director of photography: second unit
Eckard Knuth	....	lighting: second unit
Helmfried Kober	....	assistant camera
Claus Mayan	....	lighting: second unit
Christian Paschoud	....	grip
Michael Reinecke	....	Steadicam operator
Estela Sanz Posteguillo	....	director of photography: second unit
Florian Schneider	....	assistant grip
Kerstin Stelter	....	still photographer
Markus Thiermeyer	....	assistant lighting technician
Ann-Kristin Wecker	....	video operator

Casting Department
Kristin Brands	....	casting assistant
Erwin Nowak	....	extras casting
Dagmar Reimer	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Anna Heinzeller	....	special wardrobe
Petra Hermanns	....	assistant costume designer
Ines Köhler	....	wardrobe
Jule Krisch	....	costume design trainee
Kristin Pektor	....	assistant wardrobe
Line Weichmann	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Katja Birklein	....	assistant editor
Peter Dress	....	post-production coordinator
Andrea Dvorak	....	assistant editor
Renate Roth	....	post-production coordinator
Bernd Schlegel	....	assistant editor
Margit Wiltschko	....	assistant editor
Christine Zech	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Uli Auer	....	music editor
Uli Auer	....	music mixer
Uli Auer	....	music recordist
Eva Bauer-Oppelland	....	orchestral contractor
Benjamin Köthe	....	orchestrator
Georg Naschke	....	music coordinator (as George Naschke)
Michael Reinboth	....	music scout
Bernd Ruf	....	orchestral contractor
Marius Ruhland	....	orchestrator
Johannes Schild	....	conductor
Holger Siedler	....	music recordist
Fatboy Slim	....	composer: song "Praise You"
Johannes Wohlleben	....	music recordist

Transportation Department
Beate Breitschopf	....	driver
Markus Bungert	....	driver

Other crew
Sedat Aslan	....	traffic blocker
Helga Berthold	....	location scout
Jean Brauner	....	prosthetic mold maker
Peter Engelmann	....	story editor
Caroline Fischer	....	continuity
Christine Kottermaier	....	production accountant
Bernd Krause	....	production trainee
Bernd Rillich	....	avid supervisor
Uschi Rohwedder	....	production coordinator
Dirk Schelling	....	set trainee
Lancelot von Naso	....	location manager
Conny Wallner	....	security officer

Production Companies

• Deutsche Columbia TriStar Filmproduktion
• Claussen & Wöbke Filmproduktion GmbH

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (USA) (dubbed)
• Columbia TriStar Film (Germany)
• Columbia TriStar Films (France)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (Argentina)
• LK-TEL (Argentina) (video)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (USA)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment

Special Effects

• CA Scanline Production GmbH (digital effects)
• Die Nefzers
• Magicon (prosthetics and makeup effects)

Other Companies

• ARRI Rental  lighting equipment
• Bauer Studios, Ludwigsburg  sound studio
• Bavaria Tonstudios  sound mixing studio
• Blow up Filmtechnik Karl Kresling GmbH  end titles
• CA Scanline Production GmbH  titles
• Die Filmwerker GmbH  extras casting
• FGV Schmidle GmbH  camera equipment provided by
• FilmFernsehFonds Bayern  funding
• Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA)  funding
• German Pops Orchestra, Stuttgart  orchestra
• MFG Film  funding
• Solid Sound  sound effects
• Star's Dinner Express  catering
• Stuntteam Steinmeier/Mohr  stunts

Also Known As:

Anatomy (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for terror violence/gore, some sexuality and language.

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

Germany

Language:

German | Latin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Portugal:M/18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Chile:18 | France:-12 | Germany:16 (nf) | Ireland:18 | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Company:

Deutsche Columbia TriStar Filmproduktion

Trivia:

The door that leads to the stainless steel morgue room in the movie actually leads to the cafeteria of Technische Universität München. The movie was screened in the big wooden lecture auditorium seen in the movie, leading to a "picture-in-picture"-effect for the audience.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Paula sees Gretchen's body, she pushes down a cupboard. In the left corner a hand of a crewmember can be seen.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Flashback - Mörderische Ferien (2000)

Soundtrack:

Eyes Of Love

Foreign Film Feels American

Firstly, this movie works in the fact that it is disturbing. I really did not like seeing all these scenes where people get cut up alive, etc. The weirdly erotic introduction gives one a sense of necrophiliactic wonder. It is somewhat... distastefull to me personally. But the movie really works in that respect, and it is suppposed to be scary, so I give it credit for that. Yup, a few points there for those scalpels and....well, damned disturbing idea of getting disected alive.

But what this movie lacks is an interesting plot, characterization, or real surprises. The whole teen-flick horror genre usually goes in a very simple, predictable way. Lots of 'tense' moments, creepy guys who are insane, and the big question of all: is the boyfriend the murderer? This movie fits into the category of "Scream" and countless others which have spawned over the 90s. Well, I won't spoil it for you, but it's not exactly interesting who is the killer. We find out who it is half way through... and from there on, the movie drudges on, trying to fill in some time... rather boringly to say the least. I was looking at the clock a bit on this movie.

The lead actress is great, as usual, but the carboard acting box she is placed into makes one groan in pain... the college girl who is a detective who everyone thinks is insane, but she is the one who really knows whats going on. And the cops? Ahhh, they just laugh and eat donuts. Very predictable, flat, disturbing at times, and most of all, boring and dull... It's like an American film company took a flight to Germany to shoot a movie to make it foreign..... hmmm..... or did they?