The Corpse Of Anna Fritz -2015 «PRO»

Thematic & Cinematic Analysis

A merciless fable about the male gaze turned literally necrophilic. Disturbing, but never frivolous. The Corpse Of Anna Fritz -2015

The Corpse of Anna Fritz (2015): The Necropolitical Horror of Celebrity and the Male Gaze Thematic & Cinematic Analysis A merciless fable about

A famous young actress is found dead in a hotel room. Three ordinary men seize the opportunity to fulfill their darkest fantasies with her body, only to discover that the line between corpse and living nightmare is terrifyingly thin. 1. The Premise: Taboo as Thriller Fuel Directed by Héctor Hernández Vicens, The Corpse of Anna Fritz takes a lurid tabloid headline and stretches it into a claustrophobic 76-minute nightmare. Anna Fritz (Alba Ribas), a beloved celebrity, is discovered dead in her hotel bathroom after an apparent overdose. Two hospital orderlies, Pau (Albert Carbó) and Iván (Cristian Valencia), along with their friend Javi (Bernat Saumell), decide to sneak into the morgue to view the body. Three ordinary men seize the opportunity to fulfill