The Texture of Falling

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A highly stylized film that checks all of the indie film requirement boxes. The music and cinematography are vivid. Exploring the lives of a pair of couples in a sexually charged relationship and how they intertwined

I won't comment on the merits of the script/story, as I was unable to make it past the fifteen minute mark of this film. The reason: the acting is really quite poor. I simply can't tolerate bad acting in a film, no matter what other qualities it may (or may not) possess.

I really like the production value of this film. The director Maria Allred did a great job making the small numbered cast hold down a full movie! You will enjoy this film!

Glad I came across this indie film. It's definitley different and unique. I put it in a genre of a romantic thriller. Very well written and directed. I highly reccomend this film.

So this has the feel of an actor piece say like a Mike Figgis or Henry Jaglom with the more modern sensibility of a modern blockbuster in a visual sense, in some ways reminded me limitless. It's a worthy watch right up until the end as I do not want to give away any spoilers.

Set in Portland, "The Texture of Falling" is a highly sensory film casting its spell from the fringes inward, as director-screenwriter Maria Allred's imagery slowly builds a connective tissue between psychology and sexuality. Those needing flatly chronological storytelling need not apply, as Allred knowingly throws us into the churn by working the sinewy, non-linear outer margins of convention. The film offers two couples: Louisa (Julie Webb) is an aspiring filmmaker developing her first project. She's having an affair with married concert musician Luke (Patrick D. Green), who has no headspace for commitment. Elsewhere, sensual blonde Sylvia (played by Allred herself) is entangled with the married Michael (Benjamin Farmer), who is ripe to explore BDSM. There's a hole this film adroitly fills, as "The Texture of Falling" manages to unpack the psychological emotionalism of BDSM so glaringly absent from " Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) ." It's in the movie's culmination where Allred evolves things from a tapestry of fragments to the wholly realized vision we then realize she's set us up for all along. That clarity leaves us with the strange feeling that we've just become fluent in what was before a tonally beautiful but not fully decipherable language. Somehow, "The Texture of Falling" improbably delivers on its own massive ambition to define things nearly too elusive to grasp. - (Was this review of use to you? If so, let me know by clicking "Helpful." Cheers!)

I really enjoyed the ride this film took me on! I watch a film with one primary goal, one hope in mind... was I entertained. And yes, this film entertained me. It was sexual, psychological, creepy, weird, romantic and thrilling. This film takes you on quite a journey. I did not realize until after I finished watching this film that Maria Allred was the Director, Writer, Producer, lead female Actor, Cinematographer, Editor, Casting Director, etc... Holy Cow!! How in the world are you the cinematographer for a film that you're one of the leads? Well, guess what? She did it and good for her!! For sure watch this film.

Nice scenery, attractive women. Mildly erotic. You don't get to know the people. You know what they do, but that's about it. There isn't a plot or a story, I wasn't really sure what was going on half the time.