- The Fall (2006 film)
Infobox Film
name = The Fall
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caption = Theatrical release poster
director =Tarsem Singh
producer = Ajit Singh Tommy Turtle Tarsem Singh
writer =Dan Gilroy Nico Soultanakis Tarsem Singh
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starring =Lee Pace Catinca Untaru Justine Waddell
music =Krishna Levy
cinematography =Colin Watkinson
editing = Robert Duffy,Spot Welders
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released =September 9 ,2006 (Canada)January 3 ,2008 (Russia)January 14 ,2008 (Indonesia ,Blitzmegaplex theathers only)May 9 ,2008 (United States limited)May 30 ,2008 (United States nationwide)
runtime = 117 min.
country =India United Kingdom United States
language = English
budget =
gross =
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amg_id = 1:358987
imdb_id = 0460791"The Fall" is a 2006 film by
Tarsem Singh , starringLee Pace ,Catinca Untaru , andJustine Waddell . It is based on the screenplay for the 1981 filmYo Ho Ho byValeri Petrov [cite web|url=http://www.thefallthemovie.com/ |title=Official Website] .Plot
Roy Walker (Lee Pace), an early 20th century Hollywood stuntman, lands in the hospital after performing a dangerous stunt to impress his girlfriend. Distraught and suicidal after losing her, the bedridden Roy befriends a fellow patient, a young girl named Alexandria (Catinca Untaru). He enchants her with vivid, fantastical tales about six heroes — an Indian, an ex-slave named
Ota Benga , an Italian explosives expert,Charles Darwin , a mystic, and a masked bandit — who unite to fight a common enemy, Governor Odious. Although Roy has genuine affection for Alexandria, he also has an ulterior motive: by telling tales and gaining her trust, he tricks her into stealingmorphine from the hospital pharmacy so he can commit suicide.As the line between fact and fantasy blurs, real-life people begin to populate Roy's fictitious stories. A hospital nurse (Justine Waddell) becomes the center of a romantic feud between Governor Odious and the masked bandit, who turns out to be Roy. Mesmerized by the epic, ever-changing story, Alexandria returns to the pharmacy to pilfer another bottle of morphine for Roy. While climbing on a ladder to reach the pills high on a shelf, she loses her footing and falls, injuring herself.
After surgery (depicted in an animated sequence like a similar surgery scene in "
Frida "), Alexandria is visited by Roy in the recovery room, where he consoles her and confesses his stories were a ruse to obtain morphine. Once they are fully recovered, Roy returns to work as a Hollywood stunt man and Alexandria returns to picking fruit with her family in the orange groves.Release
"The Fall" premiered at the
2006 Toronto International Film Festival . For its wide theatrical release in 2008, the film is presented byDavid Fincher andSpike Jonze .Reception
The film received mixed reviews from critics. As of
July 28 , 2008, the review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes reported that 53% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 73 reviews, which classifies the film as "Rotten". [cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10007441-fall/ |title=The Fall Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=2008-07-28 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes ] However,Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 64/100, based on 23 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". [cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/fall2006 |title=Fall, The (2008): Reviews |accessdate=2008-05-30 |publisher=Metacritic ]Roger Ebert gave the film 4/4, and wrote, "You might want to see for no other reason than because it exists. There will never be another like it." [cite web|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080529/REVIEWS/805290301|title=The Fall|accessdate=2008-05-30|publisher="Chicago Sun Times "] Nathan Lee of "The New York Times ", however, wrote that the film "is a genuine labor of love — and a real bore." [cite web|url=http://movies.nytimes.com/2008/05/09/movies/09fall.html?ref=movies|title=Broken Spirits on the Mend|accessdate=2008-05-30|publisher="The New York Times "]As of July 28, the film had grossed $2.14 million, ranking it 95th among movies released in 2008 (16th among films playing on less than 1000 screens maximum). [cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2008&p=.htm |title=Box Office Mojo > 2008 Yearly Box Office Results |accessdate=2008-07-28 |publisher=
Box Office Mojo ]References
External links
* [http://www.thefallthemovie.com "The Fall"] Official Website
*imdb title|id=0460791|title=The Fall
*rotten-tomatoes|id=10007441-fall|title=The Fall
*metacritic film|id=fall2006|title=The Fall
*mojo title|id=fall08|title=The Fall
*amg movie|id=1:358987|title=The Fall
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