The Falls 1980 Ages 15+
The Falls 1980 Ages 15+
16MM, COLOUR, MONO, 185 MINUTES, UK, ENGLISH / DIRECTOR/SCRIPT/EDITOR: PETER GREENAWAY / CINEMATOGRAPHERS: MIKE COLES, JOHN ROSENBERG / MUSIC: MICHAEL NYMAN / PRODUCTION CO: BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE / PRINT SOURCE/RIGHTS: BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE / SCREENING FORMAT: DIGITAL BETACAM
The Falls is an encyclopaedic film that chronicles the case histories of 92 individuals affected by the VUE (Violent Unknown Event), a strange phenomenon connected to systems of bird lore and man’s desire for flight. A multiplicity of effects and conspiracies are recorded throughout the film – some individuals become sterile after encountering the VUE while others are literally transformed into birds. Peter Greenaway’s interest in the slippage between modes of documentary and fiction (or presenting fictional material in a documentary manner) is reflected in the film’s carefully plotted case histories that create a labyrinth world that is at once real and absolutely fanciful. The filmmaking techniques and themes explored in Greenaway’s previous short films are revisited and fully realised within the innovative structure that holds The Falls’ compendium of individual episodes together.
Contact: Sat 19 Sept 1.00pm / Cinema B
Phone:
