Title : The Falling Man (1968)
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The Falling Man (1968)
The film has Henry Silva, in one of most intense roles. An inspector in the police he has made a lot of enemies on all sides of the law. In rapid succession his son is killed in an ambush meant for him and he is set up for murder he didn’t commit. Thrown off the force Silva begins a relentless march through the sewer to find out who was behind it all.
The opening minutes of the film are hallucinogenic as the past and present blend together. We are thrown back on our heels as lots of information, characters and places are given to us. It calms down but it the effect lingers as we remain uncertain of who is who, which in this case makes us wonder who is allied with whom. The opening is also violent enough that we hold our breath for the rest of the film hoping there won’t be that ugly again. Brooding and moody the majority of the film has Silva trying to track down leads. While there are flashes of violence mostly this is a kind of journey of the soul.
There is a weird disconnect when watching the film. Clearly shot in and around San Francisco the film the film seems to have been completely dubbed after the fact, only sometimes with the actors in the scene. I only noticed it when I realized Keenan Wynn’s voice wasn’t his own. What I find interesting is it adds an interesting level to the proceedings since it makes us feel like Silva, out of touch with his own world.
I really like this film a great deal. It moves and feels unlike any other film I’ve run across. Yes the film looks and feels like some of the crime films of the early 1970’s but this film feels much more real. Very much shot on location in almost every scene the film has a real world feel that is lacking from most other films. Where in most films you can disconnect and feel the crew just out of frame that isn’t the case here. We are in the locations be they streets, offices or hallways. The plot is unexpectedly deep, not the sort of thing you’d expect from an exploitation film. Additionally the filmmaking, the shot choices, ect are not like anything you’ve seen in a similar film. While clearly influenced by the style of the time it isn’t done to be showy, instead to help tell the story.
One of the things that I like about the film is that I feel the need to see it again. The gulf between what I thought the film would be and what it was was rather large, with the result that my expectations were upset in a good way. Dealing with those emotions made me need to see the film again so I can take it on its own terms.
Of course the best reason to see the film is Henry Silva. Nominally a second string actor who often played bad guys, he was so much more than that. It could and it should be argued that he was one of the best and most underappreciated actors working. Rarely phoning in a performance he always gave us 110%. Nowhere is that clearer than in the films he headlined. Bringing an intensity and a seriousness to his roles he often made something from nothing turning a weak movie into something you’d want to watch over and over again. While the American Studios didn’t allow him to shine, the European ones did and his work in a long string of crime films is almost unmatched. Silva kicked serious ass and we are better for it.
One of the great finds of 2018 for me THE FALLING MAN is a must see.
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