Identify this movie?
07-27-08, 10:33 AM
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Identify this movie?
Saw it a couple of months ago, foreign with subtitles and English dialog, injured child and young actor in a silent-era L.A. hospital become friends, he tells her a tale the the film dramatizes. Filmed in many countries, hero (played by the hospitalized actor) wears a square mask, has a troupe of other men, each with a particular set of skills, to help him find and kill an evil tyrant. Cinematography was amazing, and for the life of me I cannot remember the name. TIA.
07-27-08, 10:37 AM
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havent seen it but it sounds like THE FALL
07-27-08, 02:26 PM
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Just looked this up and the trailer is amazing. Is this available anywhere? Didnt see a listing for it on DVD anywhere.
Edit: NM, its coming out on 9/9/08. Definintely gonna check this one out.
Edit: NM, its coming out on 9/9/08. Definintely gonna check this one out.
07-27-08, 04:06 PM
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While the rest of the cast did an admirable job, the child who played Alexandria (Cantica Untaru) was simply amazing. Most of the time I could not tell she was acting at all. The last DVD I bought (my obsession has long since faded) was the Twin Peaks Gold Box. This disc will, however, definitely make it into my now meager collection.
BTW, every keyword I tried on IMDB in my failed search to find this title was wrong!
BTW, every keyword I tried on IMDB in my failed search to find this title was wrong!
07-27-08, 04:33 PM
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I remember us discussing this when it was announced. There were some screenshots posted and whatnot, the new film from the director of 'The Cell'.
So it turned out to be a good movie huh?
Holy cow, I must see this. Ebert's 4 star review is glowing.
So it turned out to be a good movie huh?
Holy cow, I must see this. Ebert's 4 star review is glowing.
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. Tarsem, for two decades a leading director of music videos and TV commercials, spent millions of his own money to finance "The Fall," filmed it for four years in 28 countries and has made a movie that you might want to see for no other reason than because it exists. There will never be another like it.
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Yes, I saw it late one night in our local arthouse, going by the reviews. I was completely unprepared for what I saw ('visual orgy' just about says it), and as I said earlier, simply stunned by the acting job of the little girl. How a director can get a kid to do what she does in this film is something to see. The plot is so-so, the acting about the same (except the child's) but on the whole it is an amazing film. To really appreciate it, it needs a digital projection on a big screen, so don't bother watching it on your computer. I just hope the DVD treatment does it justice.
