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Catinca Untaru | ... | ||
Justine Waddell | ... |
Nurse Evelyn /
Sister Evelyn
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Lee Pace | ... |
Roy Walker /
Masked Bandit
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Kim Uylenbroek | ... |
Doctor /
Alexander the Great
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Aiden Lithgow | ... |
Alexander's Messenger
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Sean Gilder | ... |
Walt Purdy
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Ronald France | ... |
Otto
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Andrew Roussouw | ... |
Mr. Sabatini
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Michael Huff | ... |
Dr. Whitaker
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Grant Swanby | ... |
Father Augustine
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Emil Hostina | ... |
Alexandria's Father /
Black Bandit
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Robin Smith | ... |
Luigi /
One Legged Actor
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Jeetu Verma | ... |
Indian /
Orange Picker
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Leo Bill | ... |
Darwin /
Orderly
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Marcus Wesley | ... |
Otta Benga /
Ice Delivery Man
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At a Los Angeles hospital in the 1920s, Alexandria is a child recovering from a broken arm. She befriends Roy Walker, a movie stunt man with legs paralyzed after a fall. At her request, Roy tells her an elaborate story about six men of widely varied backgrounds who are on a quest to kill a corrupt provincial governor. Between chapters of the story, Roy inveigles Alexandria to scout the hospital's pharmacy for morphine. As Roy's fantastic tale nears its end, Death seems close at hand. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
The Fall is a charming, fantastical story with a haunting undertone and features the most endearing child actress since Jacques Doillon's Ponette... what more could a film boast? Moreover, this film could be watched on mute and still make a lasting impression on the viewer through its striking imagery. The Fall is the story of Alexandria, an injured immigrant child wandering the hospital where she is being treated. The viewer is drawn, with Alexandria into a dark and extravagant world through the story of a maimed stuntman who she befriends. The skilled interaction between the finely divided reality and fantasy is reminiscent of David Cronenberg's eXistenZ. I can not recommend this film any more strongly.