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Admirable film.

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Lizzie Brochere was just about perfect. With her excellent command of the English language that sometimes needed subtle correction, to her vulnerability and an inner sadness that made you want to hold and protect her, she was great. I would see anything she was in. Her counterpart, writer/director Schaeffer, was annoying. As a struggling, depressed, overly self-absorbed writer, he apparently had one extremely successful novel and could never achieve the same level of success again. Lizzie relates that she did read his novel and found it wonderful, revealing an intimate, sensitive, honest portrait of the writer. Somehow, the qualities that he exhibited back then were long gone. He was anything but lovable, happy, confident or worthy of this much younger woman's love and admiration. Also, he was broke and owed hundreds of thousands of dollars and still had the use of a dozen credit cards. The teenage girl that Lizzie was caring for was also excellent. As for the gypsy woman and her young son, they were very believable to me. If you are depressed or impatient, do not watch this movie, unless you cheer up when you see that other people can be a lot more screwed up than you are.

So honestly I thought this movie was refreshing. It is shocking to watch sometimes because of the violent sexual nature, but well worth it. The characters were well acted and believable. The story was well developed. I was never bored or disappointed. As a psychologist, I felt the character's issues were well written and accurately depicted throughout the film. I hate movies that are too "Hollywood" with the same old boring themes. This was a nice change from the typical romantic films. I don't know enough about S&M to judge the validity there, but I felt that this movie was very moving. It dives deep into human vulnerability. If you are looking for something different and interesting then I highly recommend it! It's a movie to watch when you're feeling melancholy.

Visually titillating and emotionally captivating –a story that grabs hold of you and refuses to let go, and still you fall in heartbreak. I didn't just watch this film –I was moved by this film, and Mr. Schaeffer's ability to craft and articulate such unfettered emotion with boldness and honesty. And like silent movies and silent moments speak a truth, it touches every emotion –then lets you "Fall" all over again. A must see film. I strongly recommend to all as it will make you smile, laugh and cry, and at times tickle you silly. It will make you uncomfortable as you take comfort in its honesty. And you will at times feel your heartbeat as the film connects with the core of everyone's desire to be loved, and what you would do for that love. You will watch. You will feel. You will be moved still.

This writer/director/actor never fails me. The film is beautiful and edgy, and heartfelt. It's easy to say it's too much "ego" here however; this is what I love best about the film. It's a very honest story that doesn't stray away from any aspect of the relationship and is always keeping you in touch with the character, showing not telling. Which I find all great films have in common; you can almost feel you're experiencing this story yourself.If you've enjoyed any of the previous films this director has released you will adore this one. It has all the elements of an Eric Schaeffer movie. You are welcome.This sequel is darker and goes further into the subjects you experienced in Fall, so fans of that film will be pleased. The rest, surprised and elated. You can see early on that the writing of this story has a thread running through it that slowly unravels through the elation and darkness of passion.Always a treat from this director, thank goodness for his candour and fearlessness. This is the new benchmark by which to measure romantic movies that attempt to be truly insightful.