Eyes Without a Face (1960)
1960 · Feature film · 88 min · dir. Georges Franju
The horror film with a heart of mystery.
- Drama
- Horror
- Thriller
Synopsis
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.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Georges Franju
- Writer
- Jean Redon
- Composer
- Maurice Jarre
- Cinematography
- Eugen Schüfftan
- Studio
- Lux Film, Champs-Élysées Productions
- Released
- 1960-01-11
- Original title
- Les Yeux sans visage
- Running time
- 88 minutes
Cast & crew
Georges Franju Director
Pierre Brasseur
Alida Valli
Édith Scob
Juliette Mayniel
Alexandre Rignault
Béatrice Altariba
Charles Blavette
Michel Etcheverry
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Atmospheric, creepy retro French horror · Vermilionmiles · 2021-10-31
Very happy to finally get to watch this one, thank you for posting it, Minimalis T ChanneL! Effective old school horror, surprisingly tough to watch in parts. In French, so I caught words, occasional phrase/sentence, but not to worry; the emoting and physical actions clearly tell the story. The circus-like theme that comes and goes and the unhinged quality were particularly nice.
