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Puffball
UNITED KINGDOM · 2007

Puffball

Nicolas Roeg
rural isolation maternal obsession pregnancy and fertility supernatural elements jealousy and resentment
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Synopsis

Architect Liffey moves to the Irish countryside with her American fiancé, Richard, to refurbish a long-abandoned cottage. Their neighbours are elderly Molly Tucker and her adult daughter, Mabs, 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 t

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