First movie of the day took me again to Pacific Place. The Edge of Heaven is a German and Turkish film set in both countries. It is a story of mothers and daughters, father and son. The backdrop is political strife among the Turks in Germany and Turkey around the time Turkey started its official application into the European Union. I very much enjoyed it, and the soundtrack is excellent.
Second was the film I was most anticipating this festival, The Fall from the same director who brought us that visual delight The Cell (I love it despite J.Lo). The Fall stars the beautiful Lee Pace (“Wonderfalls”, “Pushing Daisies”) and a young Romanian girl named Catinca Untaru. The pair have amazing chemistry as they weave their fairytale, both in their heads and in their sorry little realities. They are both patients in a 1920s Los Angeles hospital, but their story takes us to the far reaches of the earth – from the middle of the ocean to the middle of the desert and to great palaces. I’m sure, just like The Cell, I’ll be watching this one again and again. (I would marry Lee Pace tomorrow if he asked me. Ho hum.)
The Fall sounds muy interesante, but aside from the visuals, what’d you think of it? I gather you’ve got a wee thing for Mr. Pace, so you’re probably a little biased, but do you (did you) watch Pushing Daisies? I love the premise of the show, but unfortunately, I never caught more than 3/4 of an episode.
Aside from the visuals, both the fairy tale and the “real life” story drew me in completely. While it was a bit heartwrenching at times, it was overall delightfully whimsical.
I quite fancied “Pushing Daisies” as well. One can still watch the first season (cut short, of course, by the writer’s strike) on abc.com. Maybe you can catch those missing quarters. Also, amazingly, the series was given a second season this fall. I was really surprised that a show so surreal would survive on network TV.