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
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
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Reviews for Eyes Without a Face
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A classic of twisted gothic enchantment. Full Review |
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A compelling and clinically brilliant combination of French art film and shock horror. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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10/10 |
Both a horror movie and a dreamy art film without peer. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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4/5 |
Sharp as a scalpel, soft as a caress, this is a weird masterwork. Full Review |
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It has some queasy scenes, but unclear progression and plodding direction give this an old-fashioned air. Full Review |
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As absurd and as beautiful as a fairy tale. Full Review |
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4/4 |
In its sedate, measured virtuosity, eloquently haunting imagery abuts the queasily naturalistic. It's both beautiful and grisly, lyric and sinister. Full Review |
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A marvellous movie in the fullest sense. Full Review |
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5/5 |
This is a truly haunting horror movie.
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4/5 |
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Click to read the article Full Review |
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Among the most disturbing horror films ever made. Full Review |
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4/5 |
enduring, accomplished Full Review |
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It’s a fine B movie, but not worth the $30 list price. Full Review |
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3/4 |
It’s not a masterpiece but it certainly isn’t forgettable. Full Review |
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Has a baroque beauty rarely seen in the horror genre...the haunting final images are worthy of Poe or Cocteau. Full Review |
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Eyes Without a Face has the staging and rhythm of Noir, and, up until one incredible scene, employs horror with implication and ambiance. Full Review |
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