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Eyes Without a Face (1960)
Directed by Georges Franju
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Overview
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.
Rated NR | Length 84 minutes
Actors
Pierre Brasseur | Alida Valli | Edith Scob | Juliette Mayniel | Alexandre Rignault | Béatrice Altariba | Charles Blavette | Michel Etcheverry | Claude Brasseur | Yvette Etiévant | René Génin | Lucien Hubert | Marcel Pérès | François Guérin | Brigitte Juslin
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/29/2023 | Home Theater | Blu-ray | Owned | 9 stars |
| 11/03/2014 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 8.5 stars |
| (Average) 8.75 stars |
Viewing Notes
It was great to revisit this classic French horror film, this time from the BFI region 2 disc I bought at FOP in London when we were there in December of 2021.
It’s always fun to revisit a film that features an actor you now know more about and have seen in other films since the last time you watched it. Alida Valli, who plays the doctor’s assistant (in both kidnappings and surgical experiments) here is also in Hitchcock’s THE PARADINE CASE which I only just watched recently for the first time. She is of course also the formidable Miss Tanner who runs the dance academy in Argento’s SUSPIRIA.
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