Fresh
Carol Morley shows startling versatility and ambition with this jawdropping mash-up of 'If' and 'Picnic at Hanging Rock'.
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
The Falling
2015 · 1h 43m · Not Rated
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Carol Morley
Overview
England, 1969. The fascinating Abbie and the troubled Lydia are great friends. After an unexpected tragedy occurs in the strict girls' school they attend, a mysterious epidemic of fainting breaks out that threatens the mental sanity and beliefs of the tormented people involved, both teachers and students.
Director and cast
- Carol Morley Director
- Maisie Williams as Lydia Lamont
- Maxine Peake as Eileen Lamont
- Greta Scacchi as Miss Edith Mantel
- Monica Dolan as Miss Martha Alvaro
- Mathew Baynton as Mr. Hopkins
- Florence Pugh as Abbie Mortimer
- Joe Cole as Kenneth Lamont
- Morfydd Clark as Miss Pamela Charron
- Anna Burnett as Susan
- Evie Hooton as Janet
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
78%
Tomatometer
Fresh
An imperfect but alluring study of psychological contagion that marks an auspicious advance in the field of narrative filmmaking for acclaimed docmaker Carol Morley.
Guy Lodge, Variety
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