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The Eye
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PG13,1hr 37min
Released:
February 1, 2008
Distributor:
Lionsgate Films
Synopsis: Sydney Wells (Jessica Alba) has been given the gift of sight, but it comes with a horrifying price in the English-language remake of Danny and Oxide Pang's The Eye. The double corneal transplant was to open up a new world for Sydney, a concert violinist whose blindness has plagued her since childhood. With the help of Dr. Paul Faulkner (Alessandro Nivola) and sister Helen (Parker Posey), Sydney's operation and recovery seemed to be on the road to success -- until horrific images start to tear their ... Full Synopsis
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Part supernatural thriller, part Oliver Sacks-style meditation on the neurological mysteries of perception, and part Buddhist treatise on reincarnation, the story luxuriates in shadows. Full Review
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36
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Featured Cast
Sydney Wells
Dr. Paul Faulkner
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Jessica Alba in "The Eye" (Lionsgate Films)
Jessica Alba in "The Eye" (Lionsgate Films)
Jessica Alba in "The Eye" (Lionsgate Films)
Alessandro Nivola in "The Eye" (Lionsgate Films)
Alessandro Nivola, left, and Jessica Alba in "The Eye" (Lionsgate Films)
Jessica Alba in "The Eye" (Lionsgate Films)
Jessica Alba in "The Eye" (Lionsgate Films)
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