Anna told her there is absolutely nothing after death. The disappointment and the weight of the atrocities Mademoiselle committed for "nothing" led her to end her life.
At the heart of the film is a terrifying secret society led by Mademoiselle. Their philosophy relies on a very specific definition of the word "martyr." Martyrs [m1080p] (2008)
A true martyr, in the etymological Greek sense ( martur ), means "witness." Anna told her there is absolutely nothing after death
The members of the secret society are not cackling movie villains. They are wealthy, polite, elderly bourgeois intellectuals. Their philosophy relies on a very specific definition
She cannot escape her past because her mind actively punishes her for surviving while others did not.
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Anna whispers what she sees into Mademoiselle's ear.