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The Falls is a 1980 film directed by Peter Greenaway. It was Greenaway's first feature-length film after many years making shorts. It does not have a traditional dramatic narrative; it takes the form of a mock documentary in 92 short parts.
Aug 6, 1982 · The Falls: Directed by Peter Greenaway. With Peter Westley, Aad Wirtz, Michael Murray, Lorna Poulter. 92 BBC documentary-style shorts that record the lives of 92 victims of the VUE (Violent Unexplained Event), each with last names beginning with "Fall."
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- Comedy, Sci-Fi
- Peter Greenaway
- 1982-08-06
Jan 19, 2016 · The planet has been affected by a mysterious occurrence known as the Violent Unknown Event, or V.U.E. It has caused immortality and disability. Victims have ...
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- Morbid Corvid
Standing at a pivotal point in his filmography, poised between his earlier, witty shorts and the unique pleasures of his post-DRAUGHTSMAN'S CONTRACT oeuvre, THE FALLS is arguably the most significant film of Peter Greenaway’s prolific career. Shot as a pseudo-documentary, this magnum opus dazzlingly details 92 case histories of people who have been affected by the VUE (Violent Unknown ...
Rated: A-Oct 22, 2007 Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid The Falls is as unique as any film ever made. Apr 21 ... The Falls (1980) The Falls (1980) View more photos
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- Peter Westley
- Peter Greenaway
- Sci-Fi
92 BBC documentary-style shorts that record the lives of 92 victims of the VUE (Violent Unexplained Event), each with last names beginning with "Fall." The planet has been affected by a mysterious occurrence known as the Violent Unknown Event, or V.U.E. It has caused immortality and disability. Victims have learned new and peculiar languages.
Popular reviews. Greenaway’s The Falls is hysterically deadpan, punctiliously encyclopedic, mockingly difficult, and purposefully rewarding. Taking a formalist approach to absurdism, this 3-hour mammouth chronicles 92 subjects who have been affected by a fictitious phenomenon known as the VUE (or the Violent Unknown Event) in painstaking detail.
