THE FALL (2006)
TARSEM SINGH
DramaFantasyThe Beck-fast Club1900-1919Tara's Midnight MoviesArt HouseRob RecommendsDesertRecommendedSurrealist/surrealism
Plot
In 1920s Los Angeles, Alexandria, a five-year-old girl hospitalized from a fall, strikes up an unlikely friendship with Roy, a Hollywood stuntman shattered by a near fatal movie set accident and his lover's betrayal. To pass the time he tells Alexandria the epic tale of the tyrannical Governor Odious and the five remarkable heroes determined to defeat him. But as the line between reality and fantasy begins to dissolve Alexandria realises how much is truly at stake. Filmed over four years in eighteen countries The Fall' is a visually stunning blend of myth and fairytale.