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The Fall (1999)
Directed by Andrew Piddington
Overview
In Budapest, two Americans live together. Adam, a former Manhattan prosecutor at work on his first novel, and Lisa, a cool hard-working financier who idolizes her boss (former Communist turned deal maker, Kovacs) as she tires of Adam’s lifestyle. Cut to the subway, where two tough guys are pursuing Marta, a blond waif. She manages to surprise one of them in a hallway, dispatching him with a straight razor, and she barges into Adam’s apartment to elude the other. She tells Adam why she is running, a story that implicates Kovacs, and she seeks Adam’s help and affection. He takes her side, and slowly Lisa, Adam, Kovacs, Marta, and her pursuer draw toward a showdown.
Rated R | Length 94 minutes
Actors
Hélène de Fougerolles | Craig Sheffer | Jürgen Prochnow | László Borbély | Cserna Antal | Anita Deutsch | Soo Garay | Kathleen Gati | Zoltán Gera | Kim Huffman | Ági Margitai | Tamás Puskás | Philip Quast | Erika Sajgál