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The Falling

  • 20142014
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  • 1h 42m
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Maisie Williams and Florence Pugh in The Falling (2014)
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It's 1969 at a strict English girls' school where charismatic Abbie and intense and troubled Lydia are best friends. After a tragedy occurs at the school, a mysterious fainting epidemic brea... Read allIt's 1969 at a strict English girls' school where charismatic Abbie and intense and troubled Lydia are best friends. After a tragedy occurs at the school, a mysterious fainting epidemic breaks out threatening the stability of all involved.It's 1969 at a strict English girls' school where charismatic Abbie and intense and troubled Lydia are best friends. After a tragedy occurs at the school, a mysterious fainting epidemic breaks out threatening the stability of all involved.
IMDb RATING
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7.2K
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POPULARITY
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    • Carol Morley
    • Carol Morley
  • Stars
    • Maxine Peake
    • Maisie Williams
    • Florence Pugh
    • Carol Morley
    • Carol Morley
  • Stars
    • Maxine Peake
    • Maisie Williams
    • Florence Pugh
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    • 67User reviews
    • 58Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
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    Maisie Williams and Florence Pugh in The Falling (2014)
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    Maxine Peake
    Maxine Peake
    • Eileen Lamont
    Maisie Williams
    Maisie Williams
    • Lydia Lamont
    Florence Pugh
    Florence Pugh
    • Abbie Mortimer
    Anna Burnett
    Anna Burnett
    • Susan
    Greta Scacchi
    Greta Scacchi
    • Miss Edith Mantel
    Hannah Rose Caton
    Hannah Rose Caton
    • Titch
    • (as Rose Caton)
    Lauren McCrostie
    Lauren McCrostie
    • Gwen
    Katie Ann Knight
    • Connie
    Evie Hooton
    • Janet
    Monica Dolan
    Monica Dolan
    • Miss Martha Alvaro
    Mathew Baynton
    Mathew Baynton
    • Mr Hopkins
    Morfydd Clark
    Morfydd Clark
    • Miss Pamela Charron
    Joe Cole
    Joe Cole
    • Kenneth Lamont
    Elizabeth Marsh
    Elizabeth Marsh
    • Miss Fanshawe
    Hannah Stokely
    • Miss Ash
    Guy Morris
    • Teacher
    Katherine Peat
    • Teacher
    Ben Kerfoot
    • Bike Boy
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      • Carol Morley
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    • Trivia
      According to Maisie Williams, director Carol Morley instructed Maxine Peake (Eileen Lamont) to not communicate with Williams (Lydia Lamont) and to keep her distance from her, in order to replicate the lack of relationship between their characters. Morley did not tell Williams about this, which left Williams feeling disliked and upset throughout the shoot due to the way Peake was ignoring her. Williams eventually found out about it during the wrap party after shooting had ended, when Peake told her about Morley's instructions and apologized for any upset caused.
    • Quotes

      Lydia Lamont: I resent this idea that we're just emotional. This is real.

      Psychiatrist: It's real, it has consequences, yes. What's important here is that it's real to you.

      Lydia Lamont: Real to me, what does that mean? It's real to all of us. Something's seriously wrong. Why is everyone ignoring us?

    • Crazy credits
      There are no opening titles, and the film's title is only shown at the end.
    • Connections
      Featured in Film '72: Episode #44.3 (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Voyage of the Moon
      Written by Donovan (as Donovan Leitch)

      Performed by Mary Hopkin

    User reviews67

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    9/10
    A visually stunning and multi-faceted mystery drama.
    In 1969, Lydia (Maisie Williams) and Abbie (Florence Pugh) are two best friends at an English girls' school, but their peace is shattered when Lydia is taken over by a mysterious illness. Her behaviour becomes erratic and uncontrollable, and as a result, her emotionally distant mother (Maxine Peake) becomes increasingly disquieted. As the illness spreads throughout the school, it begins to take its toll and tear the tight-knit group apart, and the cause of it seems to lie deeper in the minds of the girls than anyone could ever have expected.

    Williams and Pugh are enchanting as Lydia and Abbie, and the supporting cast, including Greta Scacchi and Monica Dolan, give the film a perfectly executed sense of perception. Peake, too, gives an astounding performance, stealing the scene with every word she utters.

    Carol Morley's direction creates a lingering uneasiness about the film, which contrasts eerily with the stunning landscape of the English countryside. The story is layered with intertwining details that increase the enigmatic charm of it without crossing the fine line into pretentious melodrama.

    Despite, at times, being directionally unclear, the film's dream- like quality brings all of the elements of the production together to form a visually stimulating mystery drama. This haunting tale of mass hysteria is a masterpiece that only proves Morley's promise as a feature film director.
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    • Release date
      • August 7, 2015 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Carmel College, Oxfordshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Cannon and Morley Productions
      • Independent Entertainment
      • BBC Films
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    • 1 hour 42 minutes
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