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The Falling

  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
8.4K
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Maisie Williams and Florence Pugh in The Falling (2014)
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It's 1969 at a strict English girls' school where charismatic Abbie and intense and troubled Lydia are best friends. After a tragedy occurs at the school, a mysterious fainting epidemic brea... Read allIt's 1969 at a strict English girls' school where charismatic Abbie and intense and troubled Lydia are best friends. After a tragedy occurs at the school, a mysterious fainting epidemic breaks out threatening the stability of all involved.It's 1969 at a strict English girls' school where charismatic Abbie and intense and troubled Lydia are best friends. After a tragedy occurs at the school, a mysterious fainting epidemic breaks out threatening the stability of all involved.

  • Director
    • Carol Morley
  • Writer
    • Carol Morley
  • Stars
    • Maxine Peake
    • Maisie Williams
    • Florence Pugh
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    8.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Carol Morley
    • Writer
      • Carol Morley
    • Stars
      • Maxine Peake
      • Maisie Williams
      • Florence Pugh
    • 77User reviews
    • 62Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Maxine Peake
    Maxine Peake
    • Eileen Lamont
    Maisie Williams
    Maisie Williams
    • Lydia Lamont
    Florence Pugh
    Florence Pugh
    • Abbie Mortimer
    Anna Burnett
    Anna Burnett
    • Susan
    Greta Scacchi
    Greta Scacchi
    • Miss Edith Mantel
    Hannah Rose Caton
    Hannah Rose Caton
    • Titch
    • (as Rose Caton)
    Lauren McCrostie
    Lauren McCrostie
    • Gwen
    Katie Ann Knight
    • Connie
    Evie Hooton
    • Janet
    Monica Dolan
    Monica Dolan
    • Miss Martha Alvaro
    Mathew Baynton
    Mathew Baynton
    • Mr Hopkins
    Morfydd Clark
    Morfydd Clark
    • Miss Pamela Charron
    Joe Cole
    Joe Cole
    • Kenneth Lamont
    Elizabeth Marsh
    Elizabeth Marsh
    • Miss Fanshawe
    Hannah Stokely
    • Miss Ash
    Guy Morris
    • Teacher
    Katherine Peat
    • Teacher
    Ben Kerfoot
    • Bike Boy
    • Director
      • Carol Morley
    • Writer
      • Carol Morley
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    • Trivia
      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.
    • Goofs
      (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.
    • Quotes

      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?

    • Crazy credits
      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."
    • Connections
      Featured in Film '72: Episode #44.3 (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Voyage of the Moon
      Written by Donovan (as Donovan Leitch)
      Performed by Mary Hopkin

    User reviews77

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    OMG - What a TOTAL let-down

    In all truth I came by this film due to the fact that I was actually a boarder at the school where this was filmed! Spent 5 years there (MANY moons ago), and ultimately the school closed, so me and a ton of other former-pupils were doing the rounds to watch the movie and see our old school!

    I then noticed that Maisie Williams and Florence Pugh were in it, so had SOME degree of expectation.

    As an ex-Director myself, I can whole-heartedly say that this was the worst directing I have ever seen. Period! The shot selection and scene setting (of which there was almost none) was frankly dreadful and in truth - amateurish.

    The story itself lacked ANY sense of position, location, scene setting, plot - I could go on...

    It is totally beyond me what the BFI were thinking when they agreed to fund this piece of simply utter rubbish.
    • begoozam
    • Aug 2, 2021
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    • Release date
      • August 7, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Падіння
    • Filming locations
      • Carmel College, Oxfordshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Cannon and Morley Productions
      • Independent Entertainment
      • BBC Film
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    • Budget
      • £750,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $569,498
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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