Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 02/01/08 Home Video Not Available MPAA Rating Rated PG-13 for violence/terror and disturbing content Running Time 1 hour 37 minutes Genre Horror/Suspense Director David Moreau, Xavier Palud Writer Sebastian Gutierrez, Hillary Seitz Cast Jessica Alba, Parker Posey, Alessandro Nivola Studio Lions Gate Films |
THE EYE (2008)
SYNOPSIS
Sydney Wells (JESSICA ALBA) is an accomplished,
independent, Los Angeles-based concert violinist.
She is also blind, and has been so since a childhood
tragedy. As our story opens, Sydney undergoes a
double corneal transplant, a surgery she has waited
her whole life to have, and her sight is restored.
After the surgery, neural ophthalmologist Dr. Paul
Faulkner (ALESSANDRO NIVOLA) helps Sydney with
the difficult adjustment, and with the support of her
older sister Helen (PARKER POSEY), Sydney learns
to see again.
But Sydney's happiness is short-lived as
unexplainable shadowy and frightening images start
to haunt her. Are they a passing aftermath of her
surgery, Sydney's mind adjusting to sight, a product
of her imagination, or something horrifyingly real?
As Sydney's family and friends begin to doubt her
sanity, Sydney is soon convinced that her
anonymous eye donor has somehow opened the
door to a terrifying world only she can now see.
From Lionsgate and Paramount Vantage, The Eye is
a bone-chilling supernatural thriller that tests the
boundaries of perception and reality. Directed by
David Moreau and Xavier Palud, the team who
directed the suspenseful international hit Them, The
Eye stars Jessica Alba, Alessandro Nivola, Parker
Sydney Wells (JESSICA ALBA) is an accomplished,
independent, Los Angeles-based concert violinist.
She is also blind, and has been so since a childhood
tragedy. As our story opens, Sydney undergoes a
double corneal transplant, a surgery she has waited
her whole life to have, and her sight is restored.
After the surgery, neural ophthalmologist Dr. Paul
Faulkner (ALESSANDRO NIVOLA) helps Sydney with
the difficult adjustment, and with the support of her
older sister Helen (PARKER POSEY), Sydney learns
to see again.
But Sydney's happiness is short-lived as
unexplainable shadowy and frightening images start
to haunt her. Are they a passing aftermath of her
surgery, Sydney's mind adjusting to sight, a product
of her imagination, or something horrifyingly real?
As Sydney's family and friends begin to doubt her
sanity, Sydney is soon convinced that her
anonymous eye donor has somehow opened the
door to a terrifying world only she can now see.
From Lionsgate and Paramount Vantage, The Eye is
a bone-chilling supernatural thriller that tests the
boundaries of perception and reality. Directed by
David Moreau and Xavier Palud, the team who
directed the suspenseful international hit Them, The
Eye stars Jessica Alba, Alessandro Nivola, Parker
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Posey and Rade Serbedzija. THE EYE is produced by Paula Wagner and Don Granger with Mike Elliott,
Peter Chan, Roy Lee, Doug Davison, Michael Paseornek, Peter Block, Tom Ortenberg, Michelle Manning
and Darren Miller serving as executive producers. --© Lionsgate
Peter Chan, Roy Lee, Doug Davison, Michael Paseornek, Peter Block, Tom Ortenberg, Michelle Manning
and Darren Miller serving as executive producers. --© Lionsgate