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The Fall

2008 · 117 min

A visually stunning and emotionally powerful tale that blurs fantasy and reality, leaving a lasting impression.

Directed by
Tarsem Singh
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
Starring
Lee Pace, Justine Waddell, Daniel Caltagirone
Tagline
A little blessing in disguise.
Overview
In a hospital on the outskirts of 1920s Los Angeles, an injured stuntman begins to tell a fellow patient, a little girl with a broken arm, a fantastic story about 5 mythical heroes. Thanks to his fractured state of mind and her vivid imagination, the line between fiction and reality starts to blur as the tale advances.

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Directed by
Tarsem Singh
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
Starring
Lee Pace, Justine Waddell, Daniel Caltagirone
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • identity
  • isolation
  • redemption
  • healing
Places
  • hospital
  • fantasy world
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour4
Realism4
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
adventure, fantasy, drama
Directed by
Tarsem Singh
Written by
Nico Soultanakis, Dan Gilroy, Tarsem Singh
Starring
Lee Pace, Justine Waddell, Daniel Caltagirone, Leo Bill, Sean Gilder, Julian Bleach, Marcus Wesley, Robin Smith
Music
Krishna Levy
Cinematography
Colin Watkinson
Runtime
117 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Romanian, Latin

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