Falling (2020)

Movie
Original title	Falling
Country of production	Canada , ; United Kingdom , ; Denmark
original language	English , Spanish
Publishing year	2020
length	112 minutes
Rod
Director	Viggo Mortensen
script	Viggo Mortensen
production	Daniel Bekerman , ; Chris Curling , ; Viggo Mortensen
camera	Marcel Zyskind
cut	Ronald Sanders
occupation
	Viggo Mortensen: John Peterson; Hannah Gross : Gwen; Laura Linney : Sarah; Lance Henriksen : Willis; Terry Chen : Eric; Ella Jonas Farlinger : Paula, 16 years old; Etienne Kellici : young John; Carina Battrick : Little Sarah; William Healy : John, 15 years old; Bracken Burns : Jill; Taylor Belle Puterman : Gracie; Gabby Velis : Monica; David Cronenberg; Bo Martyn; Sverrir Gudnason;

Falling is a film drama directed by Viggo Mortensen that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2020 .

action

The widower Willis Peterson, bitter after the loss of two wives, moves from his farm to Los Angeles to live with the self-chosen family of his gay son John, his husband and their daughter. When John and his sister Sarah get together to organize the care of their father, they are faced with the impact their father has had on their lives, past and present.

production

It is in Falling to the directorial debut of Viggo Mortensen , who also wrote the script and played the role of John Peterson. Laura Linney plays his sister Sarah and Lance Henriksen plays their father Willis Peterson.

The film was first shown on January 31, 2020 at the Sundance Film Festival . At the beginning of June 2020 it was announced that Falling was in the "official selection", a selection of 56 films from the Cannes Film Festival originally planned for May 2020 , which have been canceled in its usual form due to the coronavirus pandemic. In September 2020 it will be shown at the Toronto International Film Festival . In mid-September 2020 it will be presented at the Leipzig Film Art Fair.

reception

Overall, the film received mixed feedback from the critics.

Awards

As part of his invitation to the Toronto International Film Festival 2020, Falling has been nominated for the award for Best Canadian Feature Film. In addition, Mortensen's directorial work is in the preselection for the European Film Award 2020 .

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ https://www.sundance.org/projects/falling
↑ Falling. In: sundance.org. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
↑ 2020 Sundance Film Festival: 118 Feature Films Announced. In: sundance.org, February 1, 2020.
↑ Festival de Cannes 2020: la liste des films labellisés "Sélection officielle». In: troiscouleurs.fr, June 3, 2020 (French)
↑ Here are all the movies set for the Toronto Film Festival's first hybrid virtual edition. In: Los Angeles Times, July 30, 2020.
↑ The films of the 20th Film Art Fair 2020. In: filmkunstmesse.de. Retrieved August 22, 2020 (PDF; 426 KB)
↑ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/falling_2020
^ Falling Awards . In: imdb.com, accessed on August 18, 2020.
↑ EFA 2020 | EFA Feature Film Selection | Part 1 . In: europeanfilmawards.eu, August 18, 2020.

[1] ttps://www.sundance.org/projects/falling

[2] Falling. In: sundance.org. Retrieved December 14, 2019.

[Sundance-3] 2020 Sundance Film Festival: 118 Feature Films Announced. In: sundance.org, February 1, 2020.

[4] Festival de Cannes 2020: la liste des films labellisés "Sélection officielle». In: troiscouleurs.fr, June 3, 2020 (French)

[5] Here are all the movies set for the Toronto Film Festival's first hybrid virtual edition. In: Los Angeles Times, July 30, 2020.

[6] The films of the 20th Film Art Fair 2020. In: filmkunstmesse.de. Retrieved August 22, 2020 (PDF; 426 KB)

[7] ttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/falling_2020

[8] Falling Awards . In: imdb.com, accessed on August 18, 2020.

[9] EFA 2020 | EFA Feature Film Selection | Part 1 . In: europeanfilmawards.eu, August 18, 2020.