Eyes Without a Face

Movie

1960

1h 24m

French

Drama, Horror, Thriller

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Eyes Without a Face

Movie

1960

1h 24m

French

Drama, Horror, Thriller

Watch on The Criterion Channel

Dr. Génessier is riddled with guilt after an accident that he caused disfigures the face of his daughter, the once beautiful Christiane, who outsiders believe is dead. Dr. Génessier, along with accomplice and laboratory assistant Louise, kidnaps young women and brings them to the Génessier mansion. After rendering his victims unconscious, Dr. Génessier removes their faces and attempts to graft them on to Christiane's.

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Cast

Doctor Génessier

Louise

Christiane Génessier

Edna Gruber

Inspector Parot

Paulette Mérodon

Man from the Pond

Dr. Lherminier

Inspector

Mother

Emile Tessot

Man at the Cemetery

Man at the Cemetery

Jacques Vernon

Juliette (uncredited)

Directed By: Georges Franju

Written By: Thomas Narcejac (Screenplay), Claude Sautet (Screenplay), + 4 more

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milkhoneytea says...

7 years ago

It is impossible to watch this movie and not realize that we have either seen or read something (or many things!) before, that were clearly inspired by this. And still, this piece shines above them, almost 60 years later. What a great fun it was to experience it!

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CatyAlexandre says...

11 years ago

Surreal and creepy story about a plastic surgeon that kidnaps women with the help of his assistant. They remove their faces and tries to transplant to her daughter's face whose face was totally destroyed in a car accident. The interesting thing about it is that theres something beautiful in this insane story. The music score perfectly suits the film and helped to create the dark atmosphere, the acting is strong and the cinematography is very good. The use of silent scenes in the film were important to increase the tension and the suspense. This story made me remind of Pedro Almodóvar's film The Skin I live in.

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somnomania says...

2 years ago

This movie was a bit slower-paced than I was expecting, and than I prefer, but it was still quite good, and it's impossible to ignore the impact it had on future media. At the time, I can see how it would have been terrifying, that someone could attempt this kind of thing. The scene where a face is surgically removed (and the camera doesn't really cut away, though it is at a discreet distance) made me squirm, because I'm not good with that sort of thing. It must have been shocking for viewers of the 60s. Definitely worth a watch, if only for the cinema history. Just don't go in expecting anything like current horror.

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Quartnee13 says...

12 months ago

I’m not really a fan of movies before the 70’s but this really holds up well and does some amazing things with special effects. Worth the subtitles

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AndrewBloom

CONTAINS SPOILERS7/10 4 years ago

[7.1/10] The cool thing about foreign films is that they give you a glimpse into another culture and a different way of looking at familiar ideas. The cool thing about classic films is that they communicate different values and social anxieties that we may feel differently about today. So films whic More

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Bronson87

5/10 one year ago

The best way to describe _Eyes without a Face_ is a classic Universal monster movie, by way of Hitchcock. Think _Frankenstein_, and The Phantom of the Opera_ if Doctor Frankenstein were trying to fix the Phantom's face.
What are the highlights? Christiane is at the top of the list. She's really wha More

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John Chard

6 years ago

How odd I should have to comfort you. You still have some hope, at least.

Les yeux sans visage (AKA: Eyes Without a Face) is directed by Georges Franju and collectively written by Franju, Jean Redon, Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac and Claude Sautet. It stars Pierre Brasseur, Edith Scob, Alida Va More

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drqshadow

6/10 4 years ago

Creeping, poetic French horror that wears classical inspirations on its sleeve while trying to nudge the genre along in bleak new directions. It's a mixed bag, really. The superficial elements - framing, effects, visual themes - are top notch, real cutting edge stuff for the period.

The sympa More

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