The Falls (1980)

19801h 31mdir. Peter GreenawayUnited Kingdomscience fiction filmpseudo-documentary

Note: this print runs 91 minutes against a recorded 195 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.

With Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay, Peter Greenaway

Directed by Peter Greenaway

The Falls still

The Falls is a 1980 film directed by Peter Greenaway. It was Greenaway's first feature-length film after many years making shorts. It does not have a traditional dramatic narrative; it takes the form of a mock documentary in 92 short parts.

Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from YouTube.

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