The Falling

"The prospect of a film inspired by a notorious 1960s fainting epidemic is an enticing one indeed, considering how under-exploited the incident has been in popular culture. Also enticing is the notion of seeing Arya Stark graduate to the big screen."

"An imperfect but alluring study of psychological contagion that marks an auspicious advance in the field of narrative filmmaking for acclaimed docmaker Carol Morley."

"Swirling with mystery, regret and compassion, Morley’s impressive fiction carries on where her docudrama Dreams Of A Life left off."

"Carol Morley shows startling versatility and ambition with this jawdropping mash-up of 'If' and 'Picnic at Hanging Rock'."

"Such complications account for the film’s intensity of feeling, which hails from another era entirely."

"Even when the narrative plays its melodramatic hand, and closure is dragged half-drowned from the waters of ambiguity, the ripples of unresolved tension remain unstilled."

"This is terrific film-making - enough to bring a rush of blood to the head."

"Morley follows up the mesmerising Dreams of a Life with a tedious period drama set in an all-girls school."

"Could have been a great horror film, though you will have to wade through most of it to see why."

"Sensuous coming-of-age drama that feels like a distant British cousin of Picnic At Hanging Rock."