Falling

Name: Falling
Genre: Drama
Released: February 5, 2021
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 63
Cast: Ava Kozelj, Bo Martyn, Bracken Burns, Carina Battrick, David Cronenberg

2021

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| Release Date: February 5, 2021 | Not Rated

Starring: Ava Kozelj, Bo Martyn, Bracken Burns, Carina Battrick, David Cronenberg, Ella Jonas Farlinger, Etienne Kellici, Gabby Velis, Hannah Gross, Lance Henriksen, Laura Linney, Sverrir Gudnason, Terry Chen, Viggo Mortensen

Summary: John (Viggo Mortensen) lives with his partner, Eric (Terry Chen), and their daughter, Monica (Gabby Velis), in California, far from the traditional rural life he left behind years ago. His father, Willis (Lance Henriksen), a headstrong man from a bygone era, lives alone on the isolated farm where John grew up. Willis’s mind is declining, soJohn (Viggo Mortensen) lives with his partner, Eric (Terry Chen), and their daughter, Monica (Gabby Velis), in California, far from the traditional rural life he left behind years ago. His father, Willis (Lance Henriksen), a headstrong man from a bygone era, lives alone on the isolated farm where John grew up. Willis’s mind is declining, so John brings him west, hoping he and his sister, Sarah (Laura Linney), can help their father find a home closer to them. Their best intentions ultimately run up against Willis’s angry refusal to change his way of life in any way.… Expand

Director: Viggo Mortensen

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 112 min

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Rex Reed

Feb 11, 2021

Powerful, persuasive and insightful, Falling is a sensitive and beautifully composed film that marks the formidable directing debut of the wonderful actor Viggo Mortensen. Read full review

Barry Hertz

Feb 1, 2021

Mostly, Falling succeeds because Mortensen is playing by his own uncompromising rules. The result is a vision that may grate, but will never be lost to memory Read full review

Empire John Nugent

Dec 17, 2020

A bold, brave first effort behind the camera for Viggo Mortensen, elegantly distilling some painful truths for anyone who has ever had a complicated relationship with a parent. Read full review

Wendy Ide

Dec 6, 2020

The directorial debut of Viggo Mortensen, which he also wrote and stars in, is an empathetic but gruelling account of a father-son relationship. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Feb 8, 2021

The well-intentioned drama never makes the case why a decent man would stay close to his detestable father. Read full review

Karen Gordon

Feb 3, 2021

It’s a heartfelt film that seems to be aimed at the strength of familiar love in spite of difficulties. The elements are all there, but the film’s repetitive structures render it frustratingly flat. Read full review

Jason Gorber

Sep 17, 2020

Falling fails hard, unable to generate sympathy for its protagonists and relying entirely on the charms of its writer/director to sustain interest. It’s a shame, as Mortensen’s a fine performer with a strong legacy, but the film feels like the worst kind of passion project, one that forgot to bring the audience in for what amounts to a film more masturbatory than moving. Read full review

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Dec 13, 2021

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A remake of "The Father" influenced by a sequel to "Green Book": is the non-linear structure due to the point of view of paternal dementia or the confusion in the childhood memories of Viggo on his directorial debut? He has forced the character of the couple of protagonists to(Mauro Lanari)
A remake of "The Father" influenced by a sequel to "Green Book": is the non-linear structure due to the point of view of paternal dementia or the confusion in the childhood memories of Viggo on his directorial debut? He has forced the character of the couple of protagonists to the point of a caricatural parody of the polarized political, ideological and moral souls of the contemporary United States: an intermediate agonic phase between two mutual inability to take care of a dying person, at the beginning and at the end of the film.… Expand

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