Told in the form of a mock documentary in 92 short parts, nineteen million people are left obsessed with birds and flight following a strange occurrence. A documentarian analyses the lives of all the survivors whose surnames begin with FALL to uncover the truth behind the event.
Direction
Greenaway's alphabetical death grip on narrative structure.
Production
The sheer logistical madness of 92 discrete mock-documentary segments.
Writing
Dialogue that sounds like a birdwatcher's feverish dissertation.
Director
Peter Greenaway
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Greenaway literally made his crew film in alphabetical shooting order. Production scheduling nightmare.
This predates 'The Office' mockumentary boom by decades—Greenaway was playing with fake docs while you were still in diapers.
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