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Genre | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy |
Format | Multiple Formats, AC-3, Subtitled, Widescreen, Color, Dolby, NTSC |
Contributor | Lee Pace, Tarsem Singh |
Language | English |
Runtime | 1 hour and 57 minutes |
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From the director of The Cell comes a visually stunning epic fantasy about a bedridden man who entertains a curious little girl by telling her a fantastical story of exotic heroes and far off places which reflects his state of mind. The central story takes place in a remote 1920's hospital where a small girl named Alexandria (Catinca Untaru) is recovering from a severe looking shoulder injury incurred in a fall while trying to pick oranges. One day she happens to meet Roy (Lee Pace) - a stunt or "gag" man for the "flickers" or moving pictures- who seems to have injured himself out of a future in a particularly reckless stunt, even for those times. He is a clearly unhappy man who- through his own carelessness- unwittingly leads Alexandria to believe that he intends to entertain her with a lavish, epic story of exotic heroes and far off places. As the stuntman's health reaches to the point of peril - so does the story he is telling her...with potentially fatal consequences.
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- Aspect Ratio : 1.85:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : R (Restricted)
- Package Dimensions : 7.32 x 4.96 x 0.16 inches; 0.01 ounces
- Item model number : 4157638
- Director : Tarsem Singh
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, AC-3, Subtitled, Widescreen, Color, Dolby, NTSC
- Run time : 1 hour and 57 minutes
- Release date : September 9, 2008
- Actors : Lee Pace
- Subtitles: : English, French
- Language : Unqualified (DTS ES 6.1)
- Studio : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- ASIN : B001BPJJ9G
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #3,391 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #51 in Fantasy DVDs
- #338 in Action & Adventure DVDs
- #462 in Drama DVDs
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Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2024
The story: we are in the silent-screen era of Hollywood, in Los Angeles in an unspecified year. A stuntman has been injured in a terrible fall and he is recuperating in a hospital along with a small girl, who has also suffered a fall and broken her arm. They encounter one another and he tells her an epic revenge story about a group of men who have been victimized by an evil governor. As the story develops we see that the individuals participating in the story have their lookalike counterparts among the patients and staff of the hospital. The story is part fantasy/part fairy tale, with scenes in India, Bali, South Africa and points east, west, north and south. The images are breathtakingly lush, though the use of CGI technology was kept to a minimum. What you see is actually what was there. The story is something like Peter Greenaway (on an optimistic day) meets The Princess Bride meets Lawrence of Arabia meets The Wizard of Oz. The evocation of the latter is particularly strong, though the director contends that he has never seen that film.
The acting is stunning, particularly that of the injured stuntman and the little girl (Lee Pace and Catinca Untaru). The script is perfectly modulated as it moves between terror, humor, violence and utter sweetness. Ultimately, this is a movie about storytelling, particularly cinematic storytelling. It is a story about the ways in which stories save our lives, shape our world, develop our hearts and minds, stretch our imaginations and instill a sense of awe, wonder and delight. It is richly imagined, deeply moving and exceptionally satisfying.
Ebertfest previously advertised itself as focusing upon `overlooked' films. That notion has sometimes been honored in the breach, for well-known films have been screened. The Fall, however, is quintessentially `overlooked' in that it should have received the recognition it deserves: a best picture, best director, best supporting actress and best script nomination at a minimum. This is a dazzling film--haunting, beautiful and in every way delightful. It is a realistic paean to cinema and an exploration of the wonders of the human imagination and the aesthetic forms in which those wonders are realized. Do not miss this film. This is a bona fide life-changer.
I was really glad I did. This is a beautiful and really unique film -- in a nutshell, a stunt man telling a fantastical tale to a little girl in a hospital -- but it's so much more. But you can discover the story for yourself -- I won't spoil it.
Meanwhile, "The Fall" is a strange and lovely little story -- a fairytale, but with a dash of bittersweetness to it that makes the characters feel more real, and the action more fraught with tension. The visuals are absolutely stunning, and the performances are flawless. The little girl as played by Catinca Untaru is fantastic -- one of the best child performances I've ever seen. The sets and especially the costumes (by the late, great Eiko Ishioka) are incredibly beautiful.
And Lee Pace, well, after seeing this movie, why this guy isn't a bigger star is totally beyond me. He's an old-fashioned movie-star in this, and carries the whole film effortlessly, bringing charisma, poetry and darkness in equal measure to a grieving man who nevertheless takes a kind interest in a lonely little girl. (And side note: Thank goodness there's never a hint of creepiness to their friendship -- we really do feel a deep bond between the two that is very much parent-child.)
As far as the film's rating and viewability -- I'd say it's okay for older kids, but it's definitely too intense for little ones -- there's some violence as well as some pretty wrenching emotional violence.
If you like movies with a hint of fantasy or folklore, you'll love "The Fall." I'd highly recommend it to anyone who loved "Pan's Labyrinth," "The Princess Bride," or any great fantasy films, from the LOTR series to Narnia. It also has that slight edge and unpredictability to it, that might make "The Fall" worthwhile for those of you who like films that are a little off the beaten path, from David Lynch to Cronenberg.
I found myself thinking about this movie a lot afterward. It's a really unusual, richly rewarding film.
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Je viens d’acheter ce blu-ray pour la 2eme fois puisque quand j’ai voulu le revoir récemment le premier était illisible
J’ai hésité à le racheter mais le prix est vraiment dérisoire et je tenais à revoir ce film
Je ne me fais pas d’illusion cependant, le pressage doit être le même qu’a l’epoque (d’ou le prix) Il finira encore probablement à la poubelle dans un an ou 2.
Mise à jour juillet 2019: je confirme, certains chapitres de ce 2eme blu-ray sont déjà illisibles 😬
It was shipped to me in a matter of 3 days, the product was in amazing condition, and is now in my basement next to the TV, just waiting to be watched!! I'm so glad I own it now so that I can watch it over and over again.