Mysterious director Tarsem Singh made his feature film debut in 2000 with the eye-popping, psycho-thriller The Cell. While the film was largely panned by critics, I am quick to admit I really dug it. The Cell was a bit of a mess in more ways than one, but I found it thoroughly engrossing and easily the most disturbing psychological drama since Silence of the Lambs.

Tarsem’s new film, The Fall, relates the story of an injured stunt man who tells fantastical stories to a young girl to pass the time during his hospitalization. The Fall was financed personally by Tarsem and filmed in more than 20 countries over a four year span. When the film debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival in late 2006, much like The Cell, it was met with an overwhelmingly negative critical reception. Despite playing in several more festivals during 2007, no studio was willing to purchase the film, citing it as unmarketable.

Now, fellow superstar directors David Fincher and Spike Jonze have taken it upon themselves to bring Tarsem’s labor of love some much-deserved exposure, and are tentatively planning to release The Fall on a wide scale this spring. Although distribution details are still sketchy, the film should begin opening in March or April 2008.

Click here to view the trailer from FilmDrunk.com.

Click here to read a review of The Fall from TwitchFilm.