http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/45209 Occasionally, due to marketing, the whims of the public an exceptional film gets lost. The Fall, 2006,(released in 2008) is one such film. If a long summer of &ldquo;blockbusters&rdquo; is a dim prospect to you ~ off to the rental store!&nbsp; The screen lights up and suddenly you are transported to another world, another place&hellip;. As all good films should, this one starts with the words Los Angeles, once upon a time and the main characters take form before your eyes. Set in the 1920&rsquo;s the tale turns around a love story, a recently paralyzed man, Roy (Lee Pace-Pushing Daises), a recuperating little girl, Alexandria (Catinaca Untaru), hope and despair. Directed by Tarsem Singh (The Cell) this is a movie that not only expects you to follow the story, it believes you are intelligent enough to do so. If you have seen The Cell you know to expect visual glory~ though this is still a dark film, it is not horrific. Shot in 24 different countries, each location is almost a character, as the fantasy epic Roy tells to entice Alexandria is interspersed with the realities of a long hospital recovery. Beautiful, stunning, artistic, fantastic&hellip;..Tarsem Singh is a visual genius. The DVD has a director&rsquo;s commentary, along with commentaries by the Lee Pace and the writers and two behind the scenes documentaries, Wanderlust and Nostalgia. It is a rare film that has captured me so that I have sat through four hours of film and commentary~ and then woke up in the middle of the night needing to watch the story again. I cannot recommend this film enough. Not for children, rated R, it clocks in at 1 hour and 57 minutes. Interestingly at rottentomatoes the critics gave it a 61% and the fans a 91%. Occasionally, due to marketing, the whims of the public an exceptional film gets lost. The Fall, 2006,(released in 2008) is one such film. If a long summer of &ldquo;blockbusters&rdquo; is a dim prospect to you ~ off to the rental store!&nbsp; The screen lights up and suddenly you are transported to another world, another place&hellip;. As all good films should, this one starts with the words Los Angeles, once upon a time and the main characters take form before your eyes. Set in the 1920&rsquo;s the tale turns around a love story, a recently paralyzed man, Roy (Lee Pace-Pushing Daises), a recuperating little girl, Alexandria (Catinaca Untaru), hope and despair. Directed by Tarsem Singh (The Cell) this is a movie that not only expects you to follow the story, it believes you are intelligent enough to do so. If you have seen The Cell you know to expect visual glory~ though this is still a dark film, it is not horrific. Shot in 24 different countries, each location is almost a character, as the fantasy epic Roy tells to entice Alexandria is interspersed with the realities of a long hospital recovery. Beautiful, stunning, artistic, fantastic&hellip;..Tarsem Singh is a visual genius. The DVD has a director&rsquo;s commentary, along with commentaries by the Lee Pace and the writers and two behind the scenes documentaries, Wanderlust and Nostalgia. It is a rare film that has captured me so that I have sat through four hours of film and commentary~ and then woke up in the middle of the night needing to watch the story again. I cannot recommend this film enough. Not for children, rated R, it clocks in at 1 hour and 57 minutes. Interestingly at rottentomatoes the critics gave it a 61% and the fans a 91%. en-us Sat, 23 May 2009 09:04:34 PDT <p>I'll have to check this out when it comes to Netflix! In the same vein of films that bring people together under terrible circumstances to help heal each other is &quot;My House In Umbria&quot;. What a great film!</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/45209/#c_404200 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/45209/#c_404200 <p>I'll have to check this out when it comes to Netflix! In the same vein of films that bring people together under terrible circumstances to help heal each other is &quot;My House In Umbria&quot;. What a great film!</p> <p>This sounds very interesting, I may need to stop by blockbuster on my way home.&nbsp; I hope I am intelligent enough to follow the story line. LOL&nbsp; Regardless, this is now on my must-see list.&nbsp; I want to check out&nbsp; &quot;My House in Umbria&quot; as well.&nbsp; Thanks to both of you.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/45209/#c_404205 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/45209/#c_404205 <p>This sounds very interesting, I may need to stop by blockbuster on my way home.&nbsp; I hope I am intelligent enough to follow the story line. LOL&nbsp; Regardless, this is now on my must-see list.&nbsp; I want to check out&nbsp; &quot;My House in Umbria&quot; as well.&nbsp; Thanks to both of you.</p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">If I am reviewing it~ it is on DVD &amp; at Netflix! Thanks to you both~ and let me know what you think! Please.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">Sellsnew~</span><span style="font-size: medium;">that's where the commentary comes in handy( and the English subtitles~ while the film is in English,the accents are heavy) ,after you listen to both sets of commentary~ you are intelligent!&nbsp;;-) LOL<br /> </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">As an aside the length actors will go to capture a character astounds me, at times. Lee Pace was just beginning to be known, abroad he was an unknown. He arrived at the set in a wheelchair and stayed in character for 12 weeks. At the end of the &quot;reality&quot; part of the film~ he stood up and told the cast and crew he was actually mobile.That moment is captured in one of the behind the scenes feature's. The look on his co-stars face,the adorable child&nbsp; actress </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Catinaca Untaru, is priceless.<br /> </span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/45209/#c_404320 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/45209/#c_404320 <p><span style="font-size: medium;">If I am reviewing it~ it is on DVD &amp; at Netflix! Thanks to you both~ and let me know what you think! Please.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">Sellsnew~</span><span style="font-size: medium;">that's where the commentary comes in handy( and the English subtitles~ while the film is in English,the accents are heavy) ,after you listen to both sets of commentary~ you are intelligent!&nbsp;;-) LOL<br /> </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">As an aside the length actors will go to capture a character astounds me, at times. Lee Pace was just beginning to be known, abroad he was an unknown. He arrived at the set in a wheelchair and stayed in character for 12 weeks. At the end of the &quot;reality&quot; part of the film~ he stood up and told the cast and crew he was actually mobile.That moment is captured in one of the behind the scenes feature's. The look on his co-stars face,the adorable child&nbsp; actress </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Catinaca Untaru, is priceless.<br /> </span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>