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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
Peter Greenaway's experimental film depicts a cataclysmic event that leaves Earth's survivors obsessed with birds.
- (6)
- Peter Westley
- Peter Greenaway
- Sci-Fi
Feb 1, 2016 · Taking a formalist approach to absurdism, this 3-hour mammouth chronicles 92 subjects who have been affected by a fictitious phenomenon known as the VUE (or the Violent Unknown Event) in painstaking detail.
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- BFI
- Peter Greenaway
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.
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Film Info. Standing at a pivotal point in his filmography, poised between his earlier, witty shorts and the unique pleasures of his post-DRAUGHTSMAN'S CONTRACT oeuvre, THE FALLS is arguably the most significant film of Peter Greenaway’s prolific career.
