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Director:
Peter Greenaway
Writer:
Peter Greenaway (writer)
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Genre:
Drama | Sci-Fi more
Plot:
The world has been affected by a mysterious occurrance known as the Violent Unknown Event or VUE. It has caused immortality and disability... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
Absurd, eccentric, fastidious, hilarious, intricate. A fantastic frivolous frolic. more

Cast

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Directed by
Peter Greenaway 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Peter Greenaway  writer

Original Music by
Michael Nyman 
 
Cinematography by
Mike Coles 
John Rosenberg 
 
Film Editing by
Peter Greenaway 
 
Sound Department
Tony Anscombe .... dubbing mixer
Mick Audsley .... sound
Malcolm Hirst .... sound
Dave Lawton .... sound
Digby Rumsey .... sound
Diana Ruston .... sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
David Bough .... assistant camera
Glynn Fielding .... grip
Donald Lazenby .... still photographer
Tex Ledcote .... additional camera operator
Michael Nyman .... still photographer
David Scott .... assistant camera
Andrew Speller .... assistant camera
Bert Walker .... camera operator: rostrum camera
Francine Winham .... additional camera operator
 
Music Department
Rory Allam .... musician
Brian Eno .... composer: additional music
Barbara Grant .... musician
Ben Grove .... musician
John Hyde .... composer: additional music
Ian Mitchell .... musician
Michael Nyman .... conductor
Michael Nyman .... musician
Keith Pendlebury .... composer: additional music (as Kieth Pendlbury)
Steve Saunders .... musician
Lucy Skeaping .... musician
Doug Wootton .... musician
 
Thanks
Kenneth Breese .... special acknowledgment
Bernie Brown .... special acknowledgment
David Cowper .... special acknowledgment
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Le cadute (Italy) [it]
The Falls (Argentina) [es]
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Runtime:
195 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Argentina:13 | UK:PG

Fun Stuff

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Cameo: [Michael Nyman] more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story (2003) more

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11 out of 14 people found the following comment useful:-
Absurd, eccentric, fastidious, hilarious, intricate. A fantastic frivolous frolic., 12 May 2000
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Author: Afracious from England

Welcome to the highly personal paramount of Greenaway's work. His scathing documentary on general English silliness. An elongated, meticulously constructed piece of fabulous fantasy. A fantastic frivolous frolic. The film chronicles the biographies of 92 selected victims of the Violent Unknown Event, or VUE for short - a strange occurrence that has left people speaking strange languages and experiencing bird-related symptoms. All of the victims' surnames' begin with the word FALL. The bios are described by several narrators. Some of the bios are curt, others are fastidiously described. They are always witty. Examples being a victim who continually tells bird jokes, "Why do birds fly south for the winter? Because it's too far for them to walk". Others constantly drive in circles. Many of them have new talents, like spitting long distances. Some of the bios reminded me of Monty Python sketches, with the similar zest of absurd English humour.

It is a challenge to sit through it all in one go, and is probably best viewed on video in two or three attempts. Not recommended for everyone, but if you want something hilariously different look no further.

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