Eyes Without a Face
1960 · Movie · NR · 84 min · ★ 7.6 · 94% critics
After an accident he caused leaves his daughter badly disfigured, a guilt-stricken surgeon becomes obsessed with restoring her face. With help from his assistant, he targets young women and brings them to his mansion for forced procedures, attempting to graft new faces onto his daughter.
Also known as The Horror Chamber of Dr. Faustus
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Details
- Original title
- Les Yeux sans visage
- Years
- 1960
- Release date
- 1960-01-11
- Language
- French
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 94/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (798 votes)
About
If you want bleak, artful horror with a haunting, doll-like presence and troubling obsession, you’ll likely enjoy Eyes Without a Face; Not for you if you want lighter thrills, or if you dislike slow pacing and unsettling body procedures like in Vampyr.
Pros: haunting atmosphere; memorable mask; committed performances | Cons: repetitive plot; mismatched music; uneven supporting scenes
Themes
- experiment
- surgeon
- film noir
- black and white
- photograph
- scientist
- transplant
- dove
- ulcer
Cast & crew
Pierre Brasseur
as Professor Génessier
Alida Valli
as Louise
Édith Scob
as Christiane Génessier
Juliette Mayniel
as Edna Gruber
Alexandre Rignault
as Inspector Parot
Béatrice Altariba
as Paulette Mérodon
Charles Blavette
as Man from the Pond
Michel Etcheverry
as Doctor Lherminier, forensic surgeon
Claude Brasseur
as Police inspector
Yvette Etiévant
as Mother of the little sick man
Directed by Georges Franju