The Falling

2014
13+
1h 42m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

5,3/10

8,3 k

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Maisie Williams and Florence Pugh in The Falling (2014)

Liretrailer1 min 45 s

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63 photos

Drama Mystery Thriller

En 1969, dans une école anglaise et stricte pour jeunes filles, la charismatique Abbie et la passionné Lydia sont les meilleures amies du monde. Après qu'une tragédie se soit produite à l'éc... Tout lireEn 1969, dans une école anglaise et stricte pour jeunes filles, la charismatique Abbie et la passionné Lydia sont les meilleures amies du monde. Après qu'une tragédie se soit produite à l'école, une mystérieuse épidémie éclate...En 1969, dans une école anglaise et stricte pour jeunes filles, la charismatique Abbie et la passionné Lydia sont les meilleures amies du monde. Après qu'une tragédie se soit produite à l'école, une mystérieuse épidémie éclate...

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

5,3/10

8,3 k

MA NOTE

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

Prix
- 3 victoires et 5 nominations au total

Anecdotes
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.

Gaffes
(at around 21 mins) Abbie is stirring her pudding with her left hand. When the camera angle changes, the spoon is in her right hand and her left hand is up under her chin.

Citations
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?

Générique farfelu
Disclaimer near the end of the credits: "Although this film was inspired by a variety of real episodes of mass psychogenic illnesses, the narrative is entirely fictional."

Connexions
Featured in Film '72: Episode #44.3 (2015)

Bandes originales
Voyage of the Moon
Written by Donovan (as Donovan Leitch)
Performed by Mary Hopkin

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Commentaire en vedette

5/10

Pratfalls!

"Picnic at Hanging Rock" a fine film of the 70s, telling a story of how a group of schoolgirls disappeared on a visit to Ayers Rock. This film had it eerie, creepy, atmospheric, less talky than this; in other words classy.

Alas this film, which I thought would match this from the reviews I read, did not come anywhere near it. Whereas this was certainly a personal project to writer / director, to everyone else it really is a non-sensical load of tosh. Neither eerie, classy, engaging or atmospheric.

The school group was similar to "Picnic" i.e. pretty centre of attention girl, mixed up clever girl down to fat eat a lot girl...pretty stereotypical characters.

When the fainting/shaking actually occurs, especially in the school assembly scene I'm afraid it became comical. They were obviously well drilled on how to faint.

The Director did try to convey a sense of nature at work here. For example, intimating that Abbie's spirit lingered among the old oak tree, straight through to hearing fox cries, owls hooting, even in the scenes shot in Lydia's house! Needless to say the (step)brother and (step)sister "getting it on" scenes were pretty uncomfortable. On that point was not convinced on the Mother character, especially the acting.

Major plus however, Florence Pugh, she is going to go far. A great looking girl with a distinctive voice and she can sing play guitar.