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The Falls

The Falls (1980)

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After cutting his teeth on 14 years' worth of short subjects, director Peter Greenaway made his feature-film debut with the pseudo-documentary The Falls. The added length does nothing to dilute Greenaway's singular sense of the absurd. The story, if one can truly call it that, deals with a phenomenon involving birds and anacronymically known as V.U.E. The letters stand for Violent Unknown Event, and in the course of the film's hallucinatory 190 minutes we are introduced to 92 of the syndrome's

Unrated, 3 hr. 10 min.

Drama, Art House & International, Special Interest

Apr 11, 2006

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Critic Reviews for The Falls

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The Falls turns cinema into a puzzle or game-one that Greenaway continues to play, with increasing indifference to the amusement of lesser minds.

July 5, 2007 Full Review Source: Village Voice | Comment
Nathan Lee
Village Voice
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The film is deranged and hypnotic.

October 22, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

The Falls is as unique as any film ever made.

April 21, 2006 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | Comment
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Its value as cinema is, it goes without saying, iffy, but it's a perfect party movie

March 2, 2006 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | Comment
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

Greenaway's punning and deadpan humour underscore the futility of this project.

March 14, 2003 Full Review | Comment
Shane Burridge
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