Puffball: The Devil's Eyeball (2007)

Powerful supernatural forces are unleashed when a young architect (Kelly Reilly) becomes pregnant after moving to an isolated and mysterious valley to build a house. And when the ... See full summary »

Director:

Nicolas Roeg

Writers:

Dan Weldon, Fay Weldon (novel)

Stars:

Kelly Reilly, Miranda Richardson, Rita Tushingham

Cast

Credited cast:
Kelly Reilly	...	Liffey
Miranda Richardson	...	Mabs Tucker
Rita Tushingham	...	Molly
Oscar Pearce	...	Richard
William Houston	...	Tucker
Donald Sutherland	...	Lars
Leona Igoe	...	Audrey
Tina Kellegher	...	Carol
Pat Deery	...	Dr.Holmes
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mark Byatt	...	Polish Laborour
Caoimhe Gilsenan	...	Becky
Laoise Gilsenan	...	Juliet
Elaine Gormley	...	Nurse
Julie Kinsella	...	Radiologist
Suzanne McAuley	...	Radiologist

Storyline

Powerful supernatural forces are unleashed when a young architect (Kelly Reilly) becomes pregnant after moving to an isolated and mysterious valley to build a house. And when the neighbouring farmers take against the unborn child, it's her very survival that is threatened.

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Plot Keywords:

bare breasts | witchcraft | based on novel | infidelity | black magic | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexual content, language and some violent/bloody images

Did You Know?

Trivia

Nicolas Roeg's last film.

User Reviews

A thorough disappointment

Nic Roeg, Miranda Richardson, Rita Tushingham, Donald Sutherland - there were a lot of reasons to go and see this film. However, (and I'm holding back here) - this is the worst kind of unadulterated nonsense I've seen in a long time. It gives me no pleasure to slate this director and cast, but what were they doing? It's a complete mess of a film, highly insulting to it's audience's intelligence and I can't imagine what Nicolas Roeg was thinking of. Obviously these high caliber actors were well paid for the trip to Monaghan, Ireland - but what it was doing being shot there is anybody's guess. The original novel by Fay Weldon set the rural community as Somerset; the film screenplay by her son Dan Weldon doesn't even bother to adjust to it's Irish setting. A focal point is Odin's stone - a Norse god! This film looks set for minority interest; a once great director fallen on his sword, and for the dubious sexual scenes horribly overacted by the floundering cast.

Details

Country:

UK Ireland Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 October 2007 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Puffball: The Devil's Eyeball

Filming Locations:

Northern Ireland, UK

Box Office

Budget:

GBP2,600,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,844

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amérique Film, Dan Films, Grand Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1