A classic of twisted gothic enchantment.
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10/11/09
Eyes Without a Face (1959)
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Reviews Counted:39
Fresh:38
Rotten:1
Average Rating:8.2/10
Consensus: A horrific tale of guilt and obsession, Eyes Without a Face is just as chilling and poetic today as it was in 1959.
Runtime: 90 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Based on Jean Redon's novel LES YEUX SANS VISAGE, French director Georges Franju's gloomy, atmospheric horror film EYES WITHOUT A FACE is a masterpiece of cinematic poetry. After his daughter... [More]
Starring: Pierre Brasseur, Edith Scob, Alida Valli, Claude Brasseur
Director: Georges Franju
Reviews for Eyes Without a Face
A compelling and clinically brilliant combination of French art film and shock horror.
03/25/09
ends up occupying uncharted territories somewhere between the gothic horrors of Frankenstein, the fairytale lyricism of La Belle et la Bete, and the charnel-house realism of Franju's own abbatoir-set documentary Le Sang Des Betes.
05/18/08
Both a horror movie and a dreamy art film without peer.
04/27/08
No review available.
11/19/07
Sharp as a scalpel, soft as a caress, this is a weird masterwork.
09/26/07
Top CriticIt has some queasy scenes, but unclear progression and plodding direction give this an old-fashioned air.
09/26/07
Top CriticAs absurd and as beautiful as a fairy tale.
09/26/07
In its sedate, measured virtuosity, eloquently haunting imagery abuts the queasily naturalistic. It's both beautiful and grisly, lyric and sinister.
04/05/06
A marvellous movie in the fullest sense.
01/26/06
This is a truly haunting horror movie.
12/05/05
No review available.
07/06/05
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03/05/05
Among the most disturbing horror films ever made.
10/29/04
enduring, accomplished
10/25/04
It’s a fine B movie, but not worth the $30 list price.
10/21/04
It’s not a masterpiece but it certainly isn’t forgettable.
10/11/04
No review available.
07/17/04
Has a baroque beauty rarely seen in the horror genre...the haunting final images are worthy of Poe or Cocteau.
05/27/04
Eyes Without a Face has the staging and rhythm of Noir, and, up until one incredible scene, employs horror with implication and ambiance.
04/06/04
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