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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.

havent seen it but it sounds like THE FALL

I was just going to post that it is The Fall.

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.

Yep, that's it. I knew someone here would know. Got the year wrong, but you guys nailed it. Excellent film, BTW. See it!

THANKS!

:up::up: Great movie. #3 on my list for the year. Can't wait for the DVD.

K

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! :brickwl:

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.

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.