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The Falls
The Falls
8.1
/10
384 Ratings

THE FALLS

Directed by Peter Greenaway
United Kingdom, 1980
Documentary, Avant-Garde, Sci-Fi, Comedy

Synopsis

After the mysterious apocalyptic Violent Unknown Event (VUE), many Britons began speaking bizarre invented languages, dreaming of water and identifying with birds. A filmic directory documents everyone affected by the VUE. This excerpt features everyone with surnames starting with ‘Fall’.

Synopsis

After the mysterious apocalyptic Violent Unknown Event (VUE), many Britons began speaking bizarre invented languages, dreaming of water and identifying with birds. A filmic directory documents everyone affected by the VUE. This excerpt features everyone with surnames starting with ‘Fall’.

Our take

Having already amassed a considerable reputation with his experimental short films, Peter Greenaway planted his flag in the annals of British cinema with this uproarious debut feature. At once fractured and expansive, The Falls is a dazzlingly ambitious sci-fi epic of singular wit and imagination.