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The Falls is a 1980 film directed by Peter Greenaway. It was Greenaway's first feature-length film after many years making shorts. It does not have a traditional dramatic narrative; it takes the form of a mock documentary in 92 short parts.
Aug 6, 1982 · The Falls: Directed by Peter Greenaway. With Peter Westley, Aad Wirtz, Michael Murray, Lorna Poulter. 92 BBC documentary-style shorts that record the lives of 92 victims of the VUE (Violent Unexplained Event), each with last names beginning with "Fall."
- (1.7K)
- Comedy, Sci-Fi
- Peter Greenaway
- 1982-08-06
Aug 26, 2023 · The Falls is a 1980 film directed by Peter Greenaway. It was Greenaway's first feature-length film after many years making shorts. It does not have a traditional dramatic narrative; it takes the form of a mock documentary in 92 short parts.
- 187 min
At once fractured and expansive, The Falls is a dazzlingly ambitious sci-fi epic of singular wit and imagination. After the mysterious apocalyptic Violent Unknown Event (VUE), many Britons began speaking bizarre invented languages, dreaming of water and identifying with birds.
The Falls. Peter Greenaway's experimental film depicts a cataclysmic event that leaves Earth's survivors obsessed with birds.
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- Peter Westley
- Peter Greenaway
- Sci-Fi
The planet has been affected by a mysterious occurrence known as the Violent Unknown Event, or V.U.E. It has caused immortality and disability. Victims have learned new and peculiar languages. Some firmly believe in the responsibility of birds.
The exploration of the effects of an unexpected catastrophe, known as VUE (violent unknown event) through the bios of 92 survivors.
