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The Fall

  • 1999
  • R
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
261
YOUR RATING
The Fall (1999)
Thriller

In Budapest, the aspirant writer Adam Ellis from New York lives with the also American Lisa Warrington in an apartment that belongs to her chief József Kovács that Lisa worships. Kovács is a... Read allIn Budapest, the aspirant writer Adam Ellis from New York lives with the also American Lisa Warrington in an apartment that belongs to her chief József Kovács that Lisa worships. Kovács is a former communist and presently an entrepreneur hated by his compatriots. One day, a blond... Read allIn Budapest, the aspirant writer Adam Ellis from New York lives with the also American Lisa Warrington in an apartment that belongs to her chief József Kovács that Lisa worships. Kovács is a former communist and presently an entrepreneur hated by his compatriots. One day, a blonde is chased by two men in the subway and then on the streets; however she cuts the throat ... Read all

  • Director
    • Andrew Piddington
  • Writer
    • Michael A. Walker
  • Stars
    • László Borbély
    • Antal Cserna
    • Anita Deutsch
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    261
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Andrew Piddington
    • Writer
      • Michael A. Walker
    • Stars
      • László Borbély
      • Antal Cserna
      • Anita Deutsch
    • 11User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    László Borbély
    László Borbély
    • John
    Antal Cserna
    • Zoltán Szabó
    Anita Deutsch
    • Sara
    Hélène de Fougerolles
    Hélène de Fougerolles
    • Márta Kiss
    Soo Garay
    Soo Garay
    • Jo
    Kathleen Gati
    Kathleen Gati
    • Justine
    • (as Kati Gáti)
    Zoltán Gera
    Zoltán Gera
    • Concierge
    Kim Huffman
    Kim Huffman
    • Lisa Warrington
    Ibolya Kotilla
    • Katalin
    Ági Margitai
    Ági Margitai
    • Éva
    • (as Ági Margittai)
    Kati Marton
    • Hedvig
    Jürgen Prochnow
    Jürgen Prochnow
    • József Kovács
    Tamás Puskás
    • Guy
    Philip Quast
    Philip Quast
    • Bradley
    Erika Sajgál
    Erika Sajgál
    • Klára
    Craig Sheffer
    Craig Sheffer
    • Adam Ellis
    András Stohl
    • Barnabás
    Mariann Szalay
    • Waitress
    • Director
      • Andrew Piddington
    • Writer
      • Michael A. Walker
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    User reviews11

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    1Kat-lee77

    Don't waste your time

    The all too brief images of a very limited number of Budapest locales and the few actual Hungarian actors, plus the excellent Jurgen Prochnow are not enough to save this insipid, convoluted mess. The 3 other leads deliver performances akin to cardboard cut-outs, although it may well be the very poorly written script's lack of coherence that's to blame. If it's Budapest you're interested in, you'll do better watching a travelogue. There are many other very fine foreign films that deserve a viewing, give one of those a chance and pass on this one.
    5SadEdjo

    beautiful location is overcome with clichés and leaden pace

    First off, I write off any film that uses a cat jumping on someone to startle the audience. Budapest makes a beautiful location and it's too bad Frost and Piddington don't make more of it as was done, for example, with Cannes in _Ronin_. The start of the film is very exciting, especially when the heroine runs into a car but deteriorates rapidly from there into cliché upon cliché (including the jumping cat - just out of curiosity, has anybody seen a cat ever do that to a person, and from where are they supposed to jump?). Perhaps it is the proliferation of clichés but the film cannot sustain the level of suspense shown in the beginning. And if you cannot figure the "surprise" prior to its unveiling I've got some swampland to show you in Florida.
    7goodfella-8

    An exciting thriller let down by a poor cast

    An good thriller which in my opinion was let down by a slightly dubious cast and poor direction. While the script was a little obvious it seemed to have the potential for much more and I liked the premise of a foreigner out of his depth in a strange country and the central relationship that was bought together by this situation. I think the director however missed out on building the tense claustrophobic atmosphere that this should have been. This could have been partly due to the cinematography however, which, while starting out with very stylish exteriors, seemed to lose all sense of it's cinematic scope on the interiors.

    I noticed that the script was based upon Michael Walker's original screenplay. Having recently seen some of his short work which seems to be doing very well at the moment I wonder what his original screenplay was like?
    5=G=

    Weak and flawed

    "The Fall", a technically and artistically okay flick filmed in Budapest, tells of a frustrated American writer (Scheffer) who finds himself involved in drama and intrigue when his flat is invaded by a beautiful woman on the run (de Fougerolles). A flawed screenplay with a thin story which doggedly wrestles with its own flimsy plot, "The Fall" makes for the kind of monotonous watch which is most likely to be enjoyed on late night tv when the picking is slim.
    obbie

    Exceptional Cinematography, Interesting Location, Classic Thriller

    Set in Budapest, this Canadian thriller has enough interesting elements to make it a winner.

    Lots of plot twists, amazing camera work, great shots of Hungary!

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    • Release date
      • January 25, 2000 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • Hungary
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • Hungarian
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Grito al amanecer
    • Filming locations
      • Budapest, Hungary
    • Production companies
      • Movie Screen Entertainment
      • Moxie Movie Corp.
      • Transatlantic Media Associates (TMA)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 34m(94 min)
    • Color
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