Alexandre Rignault, Alida Valli, Béatrice Altariba
A plastic surgeon (Pierre Brasseur) becomes obsessed with making things right after his daughter Christiane's (Edith Scob) face is terribly disfigured in a car accident that he caused. Overcome with g...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 19, 2004
Stats: 116 reviews
Generic plot, but surrounded by a very creepy and surreal atmosphere with a solid directorial work. It's one of those films that was too ahead of it's time.
With his daughter forced to wear a blank porcelain mask to hide the scars from an automobile accident, a brilliant plastic surgeon will go to any lengths to find a cure for her disfigurement. The pace is a bit too measured at times (they could have squeezed in one more victim),...( read more)
Surreal, sinister and chilling, Eyes Without a Face is a beautiful example of artistic horror cinema. Its dark imagery and tragic (yet horrifying) story lend it a gloomy atmosphere that is sure to haunt the viewer after watching. Certainly recommended to genre enthusiasts, this...( read more)
Under appreciated, influential film. Lots of hidden symbols and odd directorial touches.
I loved the plot of this film! I am recentely into French films and this one really caught my eye. I thought that for a movie made in 1960 that it would not be very scary I was very surprised. This film gave about the same scariness as "Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte". Had it been m...( read more)
Now this sounds interesting, though I really have tough time watchin Movies wif all those Mask thingys Movies. You kno some people have Clown Phobia. Ah well I dont like Clowns myself. Ah well will watch it someday. The Poster looks already creepy.
Les yeux sans visage had an irritating repetitive background melody in almost every scene and sometimes went a bit too slow. However this was a movie which left me horror-struck. These deeds are so terrible! I'll leave it to you to find out what I'm talking about.The last ...( read more)
A rather slow (suspense is what they were going for, I am sure) French horror about face-replacement surgery. Strange because the French were the first to do this actual surgery about 45 years later! A doctor's beautiful daughter has her face horribly disfigured in a car accident...( read more)
It infects your dreams with dread and desperation. full review
Franju constructs an elegant visual work; here is a horror movie in which the shrieks are not by the characters but by the images.
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