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A film which obsessively seeks to construct a self-sufficient world complete with a multiplicity of exotic languages and ornithological references. Ninety-two improbable surnames all with the prefix FALL have been randomly picked out as a block from the nineteen million names in the Standard directory of the Violent Unknown Event (VUE). Part 1 comprises 45 case histories (from FALLA to FALLBUTUS) presented through commentary, interview or enactment. Part 2 comprises 47 case histories (from FALLCAS to FALLWASTE) presented through commentary, interview or enactment. Director, writer, editor, Peter Greenaway ; music, Michael Nyman ; photography, Mike Coles, John Rosenberg.
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ACMI Identifier
317935
Language
English
Audience classification
PG
Subject categories
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)