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Puffball

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Architect Liffey (Kelly Reilly) moves to the Irish countryside with her American fiancé, Richard (Oscar Pearce), to refurbish a long-abandoned cottage. Their neighbors are elderly Molly (Rita Tushingham) and her adult daughter, Mabs (Miranda Richardson), who has three daughters but wants a son. After Richard returns to New York City, Liffey learns she's pregnant, which angers Molly and Mabs. Convinced Liffey has the baby her daughter deserves, Molly tries to use black magic to kill the fetus.

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Empire Magazine Rated: 2/5 Jul 18, 2008 Full Review Geoff Pevere Toronto Star Everyone in this soggy tale of maternal reproductive instincts gone berserk is wisely attired in Wellingtons at one time or another, but it can't save them from sinking in the spreading sludge. Rated: 1.5/4 Sep 28, 2007 Full Review Pamela Jahn Electric Sheep A lacklustre mishmash of voodoo humbug, pregnancy and domestic frustrations, set in a grey, desolate community in the Irish countryside, Puffball is carelessly plotted, haphazardly stringing together obscure scenes and all-too-obvious hints. Sep 26, 2017 Full Review Matthew Turner ViewLondon Rated: 2/5 Jul 18, 2008 Full Review Liz Braun Jam! Movies Puffball is a surprisingly terrible movie. Rated: 2/5 Sep 28, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member im a huge weldon fan but this was a bit messy! Shame as Reilly is a great actress Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I'm trying to think of words to describe this movie without being disrespectful... maybe "Shitball: The Devil's Shit" Just god awful, how could you Nicholas Roeg? I trusted you. Though to be fair, I should have realized after the 6th sex scene that it wasn't going to get any better. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member A verey Strange Little Movie This is ...A Coven of witches Obssessed With Having A Baby boy that died in a fire A young couple are revovating a little cottage And She gets preggo Then Has What Looks To Be LiKe A Misscarage I Guess you have to see what Im talking about ???The sex in the barn was steamy I dont think allot of people will like this Movie It Is an ODD one I would watch it again maby ... Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Started off interesting but overall was bland. But I give credit to Kelly Reilly and actor who played Tucker's sex scene. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member All the talent that director Nicolas Roeg had back in 70's and 80's is completely gone and Puffball is the best possible evidence of that sad fact. At times it even seems that Roeg is desperately trying to imitate his own Don't look Now, which is one of the creepiest and stylsih horror-films ever made. He tries his best but the end result feels like a bad parody with witches running in forests and Donald Sutherland appearing as a mysterious man who likes to hug stones. Audience is destined to scratch their heads while they try to figure out that what the hell was it all about when the film ends. I am quite sure that even Roeg himself cannot answer that question. This is just awful. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member There are no words . . . I don't even know. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Nicolas Roeg

Director

Kelly Reilly

Liffey

Miranda Richardson

Mabs Tucker

Rita Tushingham

Molly

Donald Sutherland

Lars

William Houston

Tucker
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Synopsis Architect Liffey (Kelly Reilly) moves to the Irish countryside with her American fiancé, Richard (Oscar Pearce), to refurbish a long-abandoned cottage. Their neighbors are elderly Molly (Rita Tushingham) and her adult daughter, Mabs (Miranda Richardson), who has three daughters but wants a son. After Richard returns to New York City, Liffey learns she's pregnant, which angers Molly and Mabs. Convinced Liffey has the baby her daughter deserves, Molly tries to use black magic to kill the fetus.
Director
Nicolas Roeg
Producer
Julie Baines, Paul Donovan, Michael Garland, Peter Measroch
Screenwriter
Dan Weldon
Rating
R (Some Violent Images|Some Bloody Images|Language|Strong Sexual Content)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Runtime
2h 0m