Tarsem Singh of The Cell fame, released yet another fantastic movie in May 2008, The Fall. The movie is set in a hospital in 1915, where an LA stuntman, bedridden by a stunt gone wrong, narrates a fantastic story to a young girl with a broken arm.
This movie finds mention here, due to the sheer brilliance of Tarsem's art direction and the exotic locations the movie is shot in. Shot in more than a dozen countries of which I'd like to bring attention to some of the Indian location that have blown my mind.
Agra, Fatehpur Sikri and Jodhpur.
Having seen Agra and Fatehpur Sikri once before, I was surprised at how Tarsem's use of costumes, colours and the lack tourists in those locales, transports us into believing that what we see was infact a page out of his fantasy and not something that has existed for a few centuries.
The movie in its entirity seems wanting in the real substance of a movie, a story. At times, where the story is lacking, the director seizes the moment to dazzle us with his amazing art. Another notable aspect of the movie is the excelent acting by a cute little 9 year old, Catinca Untaru. Over all its a great movie to watch and feel amazed.
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