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| Justine Waddell | ... |
Nurse Evelyn /
Sister Evelyn
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| Lee Pace | ... |
Roy Walker /
Masked Bandit
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Kim Uylenbroek | ... |
Doctor /
Alexander the Great
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Aiden Lithgow | ... |
Alexander's Messenger
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| Sean Gilder | ... |
Walt Purdy
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Ronald France | ... |
Otto
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Andrew Roussouw | ... |
Mr. Sabatini
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Michael Huff | ... |
Dr. Whitaker
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| Grant Swanby | ... |
Father Augustine
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| Emil Hostina | ... |
Alexandria's Father /
Black Bandit
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Robin Smith | ... |
Luigi /
One Legged Actor
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| Jeetu Verma | ... |
Indian /
Orange Picker
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| Leo Bill | ... |
Darwin /
Orderly
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| Marcus Wesley | ... |
Otta Benga /
Ice Delivery Man
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At a Los Angeles hospital in the 1920s, Alexandria is a child recovering from a broken arm. She befriends Roy Walker, a movie stunt man with legs paralyzed after a fall. At her request, Roy tells her an elaborate story about six men of widely varied backgrounds who are on a quest to kill a corrupt provincial governor. Between chapters of the story, Roy inveigles Alexandria to scout the hospital's pharmacy for morphine. As Roy's fantastic tale nears its end, Death seems close at hand. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
I saw this film recently at a test screening. For me it worked brilliantly on so many levels. Not the least of which is in it's originality. This is a film unlike any other and one that kept me thinking about it for days afterward. Director Tarsem Singh, as expected,delivers every scene as a work of beauty, and peppers the film throughout with visual surprises. But The Fall is about much more than eye candy. High adventure, spectacular vistas, love, betrayal, and two lead actors who develop a relationship that is actually moving in more than a superficial way. Think David Lean as filtered through Jean-Pierre Jeaunet. The Fall is simply Tarsem Singh's love letter to cinema.