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Anatomy (2000)
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Synopsis: From Germany comes this deft mixture of European sensibilities and the modern horror film. Paula (Franca 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... From Germany comes this deft mixture of European sensibilities and the modern horror film. Paula (Franca 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 idolized. 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. [More]
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Starring: Franka Potente
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[Anatomy's] premise is so strong and so creepy, that it keeps the film afloat even during its conventional slasher movie conclusion.
Sure, it’s a bad film – an insipid, pointless, and occasionally ham-fisted schlockfest. But on that level, it works quite well.
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