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The Fall (2006) -- In a hospital on the outskirts of 1920s Los Angeles, an injured stuntman (Pace) begins to tell a fellow patient, a little girl with a broken arm (Untaru), a fantastical story about 5 mythical heroes. Thanks to his fractured state of mind and her vivid ima
The Fall (2006) -- In a hospital a little girl with a broken collar bone meets a bedridden man who starts telling her a fantastical story which reflects his state of mind. As time goes by fiction and reality start to intertwine in this uplifting epic fantasy.

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Director:
Tarsem Singh
Writers (WGA):
Dan Gilroy (screenplay) and
Nico Soultanakis (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
30 May 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Drama | Fantasy more
Tagline:
A Little Blessing In Disguise.
Plot:
In a hospital on the outskirts of 1920s Los Angeles, an injured stuntman begins to tell a fellow patient, a little girl with a broken arm, a fantastical story about 5 mythical heroes. Thanks to his fractured state of mind and her vivid imagination, the line between fiction and reality starts to blur as the tale advances. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins & 2 nominations more
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If you liked Cinema Paradiso and the Princess Bride then you will also love this film. more (183 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)

Catinca Untaru ... Alexandria

Justine Waddell ... Nurse Evelyn / Sister Evelyn

Lee Pace ... Roy Walker / Blue Bandit

Kim Uylenbroek ... Doctor / Alexander the Great

Aiden Lithgow ... Alexander's Messenger

Sean Gilder ... Walt Purdy
Ronald France ... Otto
Andrew Roussouw ... Mr. Sabatini
Michael Huff ... Dr. Whitaker
Grant Swanby ... Father Augustine
Emil Hostina ... Alexandria's Father / Bandit
Robin Smith ... Luigi / One Legged Actor
Jeetu Verma ... Indian / Orange Picker
Leo Bill ... Darwin / Orderly
Marcus Wesley ... Otta Benga / Ice Delivery Man
Ayesha Verman ... Indian's Bride
Julian Bleach ... Mystic / Orange Picker
Ketut Rina ... Chief Mystic
Camilla Waldman ... Crying Woman
Elvira Deatcu ... Alexandria's Mother

Emma Johnson ... Alexandria's Sister
Daniel Caltagirone ... Sinclair / Governor Odious
Nico Soultanakis ... Horace
Jon Kamen ... Morty

Karen Haacke ... Alice
Emma Maria Landberg ... Flicker Film Woman
Miguel Hernández ... Cowboy 1
Oscar Moreno ... Cowboy 2
David Parra ... Cowboy 3
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Stephen Hughes ... Hospital Patient (uncredited)
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Directed by
Tarsem Singh  (as Tarsem)
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Dan Gilroy (screenplay) and
Nico Soultanakis (screenplay) &
Tarsem Singh (screenplay) (as Tarsem)

Valeri Petrov (1981 screenplay Yo Ho Ho) (as Valery Petrov)

Produced by
Roberto Bakker .... line producer
Lionel Kopp .... co-producer
Ray Leakey .... associate producer
Laurette Marais .... line producer
Ajit Singh .... executive producer
Tarsem Singh .... producer (as Tarsem)
Nico Soultanakis .... co-producer
Tommy Turtle .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Krishna Levy 
 
Cinematography by
Colin Watkinson 
 
Film Editing by
Robert Duffy 
 
Casting by
Daniel Hubbard 
Christa Shamberger 
 
Production Design by
Ged Clarke 
 
Set Decoration by
Riccardo Pugliese 
Cynthia Sleiter 
 
Costume Design by
Eiko Ishioka 
 
Makeup Department
Kevin Epstein .... hair stylist
Kerry September .... key make up artist (bali crew )
Leon von Solms .... makeup designer
 
Production Management
Asen Kanchev .... music production manager
Lionel Kopp .... post-production supervisor
Ray Leakey .... production manager
Tina Oswald .... production manager: South Africa
Angela Phillips .... production manager: Namibia
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Annelize Bosch .... second assistant director
Lee Grumett .... second assistant director: Jodhpur, India
Josh Robertson .... first assistant director
Hayley Ross .... third assistant director
Sameer Sadhwani .... second assistant director
Sebastian Sanchez .... second unit director: Argentina
Kapil Sharma .... second assistant director: India
 
Art Department
Michael Ahifarnger .... set designer stand-by: South Africa
Emanuel-Shamba Champion .... swing gang: South Africa
Graeme Cowie .... storyboard artist: South Africa
Sachin Dadrkar .... artist: India
Storm Dyssel .... stand-by props: South Africa (as Storm Dyssell)
Josh Fifarek .... set designer
Gigi George .... prop assistant: weapons, India
Brian Glaser .... draughts person: South Africa
Lisa Hart .... art director: South Africa
Hasnen .... prop master: India
George Malabo .... swing gang lead: South Africa (as George Malobo)
Nico Mead .... buyer
Dilip More .... assistant construction: India (as Dilip Moore)
Tracy Moseley .... props buyer: South Africa (as Tracy Dee Mosley)
Jerry Nyonga .... swing gang: South Africa
Joao Ikotela Olito .... swing gang: South Africa
Riccardo Pugliese .... set decorator: South Africa
Letizia Santucci .... assistant set decorator
Sonal Sawant .... art director: India
Cornelia Swanepoei .... art department runner: South Africa
Lily Turner .... lead person: South Africa
Martin Van Geems .... prop master: South Africa
Sitla Prasad Varma .... construction manager: India (as Sitla Verma)
Lucy Woods .... art department assistant: South Africa
Kyle Young .... art department store person: South Africa
 
Sound Department
Philippe Amouroux .... foley recordist
Jeremy Balko .... adr mixer
Antoine Baudouin .... dialogue adr assistant
Nicolas Becker .... foley artist
Nicolas Becker .... sound effects recordist
Nicolas Bourgeois .... assistant sound editor
Katia Boutin .... assistant sound re-recording mixer
Vladislav Boyadjiev .... ProTools operator
Steve Browell .... assistant adr editor
Paul Conway .... supervising adr editor
Nicolas Dambroise .... dialogue editor
Vincent Guillon .... sound editor
Gérard Hardy .... sound editor
Dean Humphreys .... sound re-recording mixer
Alexis Jung .... assistant sound effects recordist
Mark Lafbery .... adr mixer
Bridget O'Driscoll .... dialogue editor
Mike Westgate .... production sound mixer: Fiji
 
Special Effects by
Adam Howarth .... special effects supervisor
Christoph Lauenstein .... animation sequence (as Christoph Launstein)
Wolfgang Lauenstein .... animation sequence
Sarah Stanbridge .... weapons technician
Anton Voster .... special effects coordinator
Robert Trenton .... special effects crew (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Cyrille Bonjean .... digital compositor
Emmanuelle Carlier .... visual effects coordinator
Alain Carsoux .... visual effects supervisor
Nicolas Daniel .... HD coordinator: DUBOI
Thierry Delobel .... visual effects coordinator
Corentin De Saedeleer .... digital compositor
Séverine De Wever .... visual effects coordinator
François Dupuy .... digital intermediate technical director
Xavier Fourmond .... digital compositor
Jerome Fournier .... senior matte painter
Rip Hampton O'Neil .... technical director: Duboicolor
Adam Howarth .... model unit supervisor
Arcier Hugo .... digital artist
Abdel Ali Kassou .... I/O manager
Abdel Ali Kassou .... imaging manager
Nicolas Kermel .... digital artist
Emmanuel Le Courbe .... digital compositor
Didier le Fouest .... digital colorist
Christophe Legendre .... color grader
Guillaume Le Gouez .... digital compositor
Cecile Peltier .... digital compositor
Benoit Philippon .... visual effects
Joel Pinto .... digital compositor
Aurore Rousset .... animator
Rossi Sébastien .... visual effects
Christian Tomikowski .... digital compositor
Georges Tornero .... digital compositor
Daniel Trujillo .... digital compositor
Edouard Valton .... visual effects producer
Grant White .... digital effects artist
Guillaume Carniato .... compositor: opening titles, Duboi (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Dermot Brogan .... stunt performer
Kerry Gregg .... stunt coordinator: South Africa
Francois Grobbelaar .... stunt performer
Francois Grobbelaar .... stunt rigger
Adam Horton .... stunt performer
Adam Horton .... stunt rigger
Gian Palermo .... stunt coordinator: South Africa
John Smith .... stunt double
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Kasam Abbas .... spark: India
Nitin Bankar .... spark: India (as Nitin)
Hernán Bouza .... director of photography: second unit
Justin Brokensha .... focus puller: camera A, South Africa
Rakesh Choudhary .... spark: India (as Ramesh Chaudhary)
Simon Christidis .... underwater cinematographer: India
Himmat Deol .... grip: India
Richie Donnelly .... focus puller (as Richard Donnelly)
Andrew Elliott .... camera operator: South Africa
Ian Elvidge .... grip assistant: South Africa
Ganesh .... spark: India
Shaheen Isaacs .... loader: camera A, South Africa
Keith Johnston .... key grip: South Africa
Dayanrd Kamble .... spark: India
Fazal Khan .... grip
Fazal Khan .... grip: India
Raja Khan .... spark/truck driver: India
Ram Kishore .... spark: India
Stephen Knipe .... best boy grip: South Africa
Nand Kumar .... spark: India
Mallick .... grip: India
Jason Marais .... spark: South Africa
Stefano Marino .... gaffer: Italy
Michael McDermott .... gaffer: India
Bhola Nath .... spark: India
Ninad Nayampali .... grip: India (as Ninad Nayam)
Danny Pisto .... generator operator: South Africa
Gary Pocock .... key grip
Danny Preston .... loader: India
Basu Rai .... spark: India
Raja .... lighting operator: India
Don Reid .... gaffer: South Africa
Tell Reid .... spark: South Africa
Marco Rinaldi .... video tape operator
Keith Saayman .... remote camera technician
Sanjay Sami .... key grip: India
Rajiv Sharma .... first assistant camera: "b" camera, India
Mark Silk .... camera operator: "b" camera, India
Pandu Swami Amrut .... operator: fluid head, India
Michael Watts .... best boy lighting: South Africa
 
Casting Department
Dinesh Anchan .... casting assistant
Abigail Barbier .... adr voice casting
Uma Da Cunha .... casting associate
Louis Elman .... adr voice casting
Kelly Valentine Hendry .... casting associate
Andreea Tanasescu .... casting: Romania
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Faldela Abrahams .... seamstress: South Africa (as Faghma Abrahams)
David Bethell .... costume props maker
Clinton Booyse .... wardrobe supervisor: South Africa
Simon Brindle .... costume props supervisor
Aparna Chaturvedi .... costume assistant: India
Rebecca Duncan .... key costume supervisor: India
Zakir Hussain .... dressman: India
Carol Isaacs .... wardrobe stand-by: South Africa
Nicky Jones .... costume props
Nicky Jones .... costumes
Jane Law .... costumes: Justine Waddell and Daniel Caltagirone
Neil McMillan .... wardrobe assistant: South Africa
Riyaz Ali Merchant .... dresser: India (as Riyazal R. Merchant)
Mark Miller .... costume props assistant
Urmilla Lal Motwani .... assistant costume supervisor: India
Conor O'Sullivan .... costume sculptor
Ravi Pawar .... dressman: India (as Ravi S. Pawar)
Josephine Pegram .... seamstress: South Africa (as Joyce Pegram)
Nicola Rapley .... assistant costume designer (as Nicky Rapley)
Ashley Rebello .... costume supervisor: India
Sanaullah Shaik .... tailor/dressman: India
Maritha Visagie .... wardrobe assistant: South Africa (as Marieta Visage)
 
Editorial Department
Aurélie Bensoussan .... assistant editor
Jimmy Christophe .... color timer
Thibaut Damade .... assistant editor
Catherine Le Mignant-Labye .... sub editor
Julien Perrin .... assistant editor
Mark Wright .... negative cutter
 
Music Department
Carleen Anderson .... soloist musician: voices
Jean-Paul Batailley .... soloist musician: percussion
Jean-Philippe Batailley .... soloist musician: percussion
The Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra .... orchestra: Sofia
Catherine Cantin .... soloist musician: bass flute
Edouard Dubois .... music consultant
Raoul Duflot-Vérez .... soloist musician: piano (as Raoul Duflot)
Gisèle Gérard-Tolini .... conductor: Paris
Joël Grare .... soloist musician: percussion
Christophe Guiot .... soloist musician: violin
Alessandro Hicks .... soloist musician: voices
Marie Kobayashi .... soloist musician: mezzo-soprano
Elise Léonard .... soloist musician: organ
Didier Lizé .... music recording engineer
Sébastien Llado .... musician
Frédéric Mellardi .... soloist musician: trumpet
Deyan Pavlov .... conductor: Sofia (as Deian Pavlov)
Adrien Perruchon .... soloist musician: percussion
Thierry Robin .... musician (as Thierry 'Titi' Robin)
Jacky Tricoire .... soloist musician: guitar
 
Transportation Department
Michael Adonis .... driver: wardrobe, South Africa
Riana Alfreds .... driver: Eiko Ishioka, South Africa
Malcolm Daitz .... driver: international cast pool, South Africa
Toara Douda .... driver: camera truck, South Africa (as Toure Daouda)
Sallie Greef .... driver: make-up, South Africa (as Salie Greef)
Douglas Warren Mugo .... driver: props, South Africa
Brendan O'Sullivan .... driver: SA cast pool, South Africa
Francois Sorreda .... driver: Lee Pace, South Africa (as Francoise Sorreda)
Florian Stiege .... transport coordinator: South Africa
Richard Tshimbanga .... driver: set dressing, South Africa
 
Other crew
Faldela Abrahams .... accounts assistant: South Africa
Shadley Abrahams .... medic: South Africa
Pratik Bagchi .... production: India
Louise Banerjei .... production coordinator: India (as Louise Banerjee)
Jarrett Barr .... production coordinator: South Africa
Bobby Bassett .... stand-in: South Africa
Suzanne Bassett .... stand-in: South Africa
Mike Begg .... location manager: South Africa
Paresh Behera .... second assistant accountant
Debasish Bose .... production coordinator: India
Morag Cameron .... script supervisor: South Africa
Harsh Chauhan .... production: India
Viz Connell .... child-minder: South Africa
Prasanna R. Coondapur .... production accounting manager
Christopher Coote .... production assistant
Raman Dave .... production coordinator: India
Gauri Desai .... production coordinator: India
David Dewhurst .... production assistant: South Africa
Tom Fair .... assistant production coordinator
Tom Fair .... production runner
Luke Farrenicothen .... set production assistant: South Africa
David Fincher .... presenter
Lyle Fredericks .... production trainee: South Africa
Naguib Fredericks .... production assistant: South Africa
Ambika Ganapaty .... production assistant: Jaipur, India
Andrew Hare .... unit assistant: namibia
Dane Ingle .... production coordinator: South Africa
Wahiba Jacobs .... receptionist: South Africa
Ksipra Jain .... production assistant: India (as Kshpira Jain)
Spike Jonze .... presenter
Nisha Kanabar .... equipment coordinator: India
Ashish Kumar .... production assistant: Jaipur, India
Phumza Mfuyana .... office assistant: South Africa
Giuseppe Nardi .... location manager
Eddy Pearce .... location scout
Stephanie Pierre .... personal assistant: Tarsem
Aman Ramrakha .... production: India
Donovan Roberts-Baxter .... production secretary: South Africa
Hayley Ross .... set production assistant: South Africa
Alida Rubens .... accountant
Daityari Sa .... chief production accountant
Sameer Sadhwani .... production: India (as Sameer Sadwani)
Andrew Shand .... extras coordinator: South Africa
Bhawani Singh Rathore .... location manager: India
Nico Soultanakis .... documentarist
Kaio Tang .... personal assistant: Tarsem (UK )
Cynthia Tiso .... office assistant: South Africa
Matteo Vallecoccia .... production assistant: Italy
Adriaan van Zyl .... accommodation coordinator: South Africa
Shane Virgin .... location coordinator: South Africa
Poonam Wahi .... assistant: Aruna Har Prasad, India
Jean-Marie Webb .... assistant accountant: South Africa (as Jeanne-Marie Webb)
Deirdre Williams .... production coordinator: South Africa (as Deidre Williams)
Lee Woodbourne .... assistant: Tarsem, South Africa
Anri Wyma .... trainee script supervisor: South Africa
 

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for some violent images.
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
117 min
Country:
India | UK | USA
Language:
English | Romanian
Color:
Black and White | Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Netherlands:12 | USA:R | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario/Saskatchewan) | Canada:G (Quebec) | UK:15 (cut) | Finland:K-13 | South Korea:12 | Germany:12 | Singapore:NC-16
Filming Locations:
Agra Fort, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India more
Company:
Absolute Entertainment (II) more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
A miscommunication between the casting agent and Catinca Untaru led her to believe that Lee Pace was a real-life paraplegic. Director Tarsem Singh found that this brought an added level of believability to their dialogue, so he decided to keep almost the entire cast and crew under the same impression. Singh had to speak to the actor playing Alexandria's father and explain that his role was smaller than it appeared, since the script implied that he played the role of the bandit (actually played by Pace) in the fantasy scenes. Apparently it was hard to keep up the lie - a makeup artist walked into a room to find Pace standing and almost passed out from shock. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Alexandra brings Ron the communion wafer she takes a big bite leaving nothing but a sliver left but in the next shot she offers the rest to Ron and it is much bigger than it was when she took a bite. more
Quotes:
Doctor: [suspicious Alexandria is not translating correctly for her mother] Alexandria, did she just ask me a question?
Alexandria: No it's just how we talk.
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Movie Connections:
Features One Week (1920) more
Soundtrack:
Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92, II. Allegretto more

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88 out of 113 people found the following comment useful.
If you liked Cinema Paradiso and the Princess Bride then you will also love this film., 25 September 2006
9/10
Author: thekingoftaisho from United States

I saw this movie at the Toronto film festival, the Elgin Theater.

First off, it was nice to see a film where the director had complete creative control to execute his vision. This film does not suffer the fate of marketers or no talent Hollywood producers who think they are artist or visionaries.

If you liked Cinema Paradiso and the Princess Bride then you will also love this film. Tarsem's lavish imagery and fantastic locations create the atmosphere for an epic adventure, while the acting of Lee Pace, Justine Waddell and especially, Cantinca Untaru provide the drama and laughter.

First, Cantinca Untaru as Alexandria is superb. I normally avoid films with children as they are usually cheesy or groan worthy. Cantinca, however, is much like the little boy in Cinema Paradiso, a natural child. When Alexandria says things we believe her, when she does things it is her child like nature we are watching come out. There is nothing stiff or unnatural about this young actress and it is a great credit to Tarsem as a director that he was able to pull this level of acting from a child. While watching the movie, I was amazed at how Tarsem and Cantinca were able to move the audience from laughter to tears and back to laughter so fluidly. Lee Pace puts in an excellent show and does a great job as a suicidal patient in the hospital, but Cantinca is definitely the star of this show.

Tarsem has a great eye for location and he exhibits it well in this movie. It truly was shot all over the world. Along with all the great locations are the beautifully colorful costumes of fashion designer Eiko Ishioka. The costumes are larger than life and beautiful in their symbolism.

So having said all that, I would highly recommend this movie. This is one of those rare films that actually does have a bit of something for everyone yet keeps its integrity.

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