Aiden Lithgow, Catinca Untaru, Julian Bleach

Languishing in a hospital, Roy Walker is a broken man in more ways than one: Unable to walk after a fall from a horse in a movie stunt gone wrong, his heart is also broken after his girlfriend ran off...( read more  read more... ) with the movie's leading man. Ready to end his life, Roy befriends five-year-old fellow patient Alexandria, with the goal of persuading her to stealing a fatal dose of morphine pills for him. Roy launches into a story that fuses patients, staff and others at the hospital with imagined personas and exotic lands. What he describes as "an epic tale of love and revenge" is so riveting to Alexandria that she will do whatever Roy asks in order to hear the next installment. The tale loosely mirrors the ill-fated love triangle that has left him heartsick and features Alexandria's favorite nurse Evelyn, as the beautiful Princess Evelyn; Sinclair, the movie star who stole Roy's girlfriend, as the detested Governor Odious; and Roy himself as the avenging Black Bandit who leads the attack on the governor with the help of a colorful posse that includes Alexandria as the Black Bandit's daughter. But as the story takes a darker turn, Alexandria begins to realize there is far more at stake than the fate of a handful of imaginary characters. It's up to Roy whether the Black Bandit--and Roy himself--will survive the climactic final scene.

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R, 1 hr. 52 min.

Directed by: Tarsem Singh

Release Date: September 9, 2006

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DVD Release Date: September 9, 2008

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  • October 12, 2009
    Catinca Untaru, the little girl is the star of the movie. Beautiful images and colors. It takes a lot of effort to recall what the story was about, so it didn't really leave an impression.
  • September 19, 2009
    The story of a little girl befriending an injured stuntman at an 1920s hospital is a fairy tale about the power of imagination and friendship. The film is shot entirely without digital effects, using colors, architecture, props and natural landscapes to create an cinematic beauty...( read more) rarely seen before. It actually makes you want to travel all those stunningly gorgeous places the heroes of stuntman Roy's story get to see. That this camera work and production design wasn't Oscar recognized is a shame. The plot smartly connects the fictitious adventure story of revenge against an evil governor with real Roy's attempt to get his small listener to bring him morphium. The chemistry between Lee Pace and little newcomer Catinca Untaru makes those scenes a pleasure to watch, especially thanks to the girl's natural and charming acting. All that combined makes for a wonderfully weird, yet beautiful and moving fantasy adventure. And the lovely ending is a love declaration to the profession of the stuntman and the magic of movies.
  • September 17, 2009
    The girl is really something special (a little dynamo who upstages all her elders and betters at every turn), Lee Pace is as scrumptious as a toasted chocolate sandwich and the (quite literally) jaw droppingly exquisite visuals are about as blissful as having your eyelids licked ...( read more)by some mischievous angel.
    But look away or blink more than twice and the spell is broken in a puffff...
  • September 8, 2009
    EPIC....

    I like this storyline it was decent.
    ...the COLOR IS BEAUTIFUL! did this Cinimatographer get nominated for on Oscar b/c that is was amazing!!
  • June 24, 2009
    I'm getting sick of saying the phrase,"a visual stunner",but unfortunately,this film is one.The images resonate like no other(now I did see it on a 61" LED screen on blu-ray,so..).It's like Terence Malick and Alejandro Jodorowsky got together with the intention of blasting our op...( read more)tic nerves right outta our heads.
  • November 4, 2009
    great work of art !
    watching this film is one of the unique and pleasant experience i've ever had in movies..
  • October 30, 2009
    A beautifully made film. I loved the young girl in this.
  • October 22, 2009
    A really good film, so weird at times but really engaging and had me wanting more just like little Alexandria.
  • October 21, 2009
    This was one of the best and spectaculars visual films I ever saw. The pictures were so amazing so I was hypnotized from them. But surprisingly the story was great it was really deep.
  • October 19, 2009
    The movie is a visual feast as promised, and amazing set designs. It is the expected kind of story arc where we have an adult and a child collaborating to tell tall tales . . . but the difference here is that the adult wants the child to unwittingly help him commit suicide.

    T...( read more)here are moments of beauty and great emotion. But, to be honest, there are moments of boredom as well. The story within a story isn't as compelling as you might hope, and it's not as cleverly tied to the "real" world either. So, the film lags in places but is overall a very admirable effort and worth watching.

Critic Reviews


May 30, 2008
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

A bewitching movie, rich in ideas and humanity, and it reminds us that fiction is real to the one who imagines it. Adults might read with detachment, but kids know the truth: It matters who lives and ... full review

May 30, 2008
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Tarsem's The Fall is a mad folly, an extravagant visual orgy, a free-fall from reality into uncharted realms. Surely it is one of the wildest indulgences a director has ever granted himself. full review

May 30, 2008
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

Dazzling and delirious, The Fall is a celebration of cinema, of old-fashioned storytelling and globe-hopping spectacle. full review

May 9, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today

The Fall is aptly named not only because it pertains to a tragic descent but because viewers will feel as if they have plunged headlong into an alternate universe with this dazzling adult fairy tale. full review

May 9, 2008
Marcy Dermansky, About.com

My initial cynicism was steadily broken down, completely undone by a five-year-old Romanian actress named Catinca Untaru. full review

May 9, 2008
Kurt Loder, MTV

...like two hours of high-end perfume commercials. full review

May 7, 2008
Armond White, The New York Press

The Fall remains remote and unengaging. full review

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Comments


  • soulstirrings
    August 31, 2008
    Official site for 'The Fall' - http://thefallthemovie.com/
  • suprabuddha
    August 16, 2008
    Outstanding Performance by the young Miss Untaru. The film was for me a welcome break from the summers' super hero fare!! Well crafted and definitely worth a look.
  • hazeleyesf
    June 9, 2008
    pls pls pls share this valuable information . What's the site? I really want to watch it, I've been searching for months (off and on) and nothing. It appears that the movie is released only in selected countries and theatres.Since it's a remake of a Bulgraian really old movie I'm like obsessed over the idea to watch it.Everyone says it's awesome.Movie critics haven't been m0dest about it to0 :)
  • amyec23
    May 31, 2008
    Where can I download it? I have been searching torrent for days, but they are all duds. It's not out on general release in the UK, and I would really like to see it.
  • Virus872829
    May 7, 2008
    you can download it... this movie sucks! waste of time even downloading it.

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