Brasseurs character is a plastic surgeon who is determined to perform a face transplant on his daughter, who was disfigured in an auto crash. Now it makes me sad, it makes me mad at truth for loving what was you. Eyes without a face 1994 0101 1994 it thriller, horror 1h 23m user score. Genessier, an eminent paris surgeon, is obsessively engaged in. God kept him here to share this story and to help heal and. Tall, handsome, usually dressed with quiet style, he was rarely the man of action, and he got the girl only in his forgotten pictures. Eyes without a face was adapted for film by the famous screenwriting team of pierre boileau and thomas narcejac, who also cowrote les. Navajo film themselves through navajo eyes, 1966, 2002. Roger ebert 1994 02 there was often a sadness about joseph cotten, and it was one of his most attractive qualities as an actor. Psycho with its shocking murder scene in the shower. T hough she was a major figure in french theater for over half a century and appeared in over a hundred film and television productions, edith scob, who has passed away at the age of eightyone, will always be remembered first for her performance as christiane in georges franjus eyes without a face 1960.
At his secluded chateau in the french countryside, a brilliant, obsessive doctor pierre brasseur attempts a radical plastic surgery to restore the beauty of his daughters disfigured countenanceat a horrifying price. Eyes without a face is a 1960 french thrillerhorrormelodrama film directed by georges franju its about a mad doctor named genessier pierre brasseur who has his nurse louise alida valli kidnap young women to cut their facial skin and transplant it onto the face of his daughter, christiane edith scob. Nasas magellan mission, which studied venus from 1990 to 1994, used radar. Billy idol eyes without a face lyrics genius lyrics. Eyes without a face is a unique story, and once i started i couldnt put it down. Edith scob in georges franjus eyes without a face 1960. The dvd also contains georges franjus first documentary blood of the beasts 1949, a depiction of a french slaughterhouse. Georges franjus haunting french thriller eyes without a face les yeaux sans visage is about a mad doctor. Now, criterion takes things several notches beyond even that standard and gives us a satisfyingly filmlike transfer. Eyes on the solar system lets you explore the planets, their moons.
But eyes without a face has a more clinical, dispassionate tone, which is precisely what makes it so discomfiting. As those of you whore following this series know, the past two issues have been. Faustus and paired with something called the manster, the macabre tale of a halfmanhalfbeast with two heads. I first came upon it blind in ivan butlers the horror film and saw it two nights in a row at harriet diamonds westwood midnight shows in 1973 or so. Latinautor peermusic, bmg rights management, aresa. Orlof, a former prison doctor, abducts beautiful women from nightclubs and tries to use their skin to repair his daughters firescarred face. Check out individual issues, and find out how to read them. Genessier pierre brasseur is the mad scientist at the heart of eyes without a face 1959, georges franjus merciless horror classic, now being revived in a new 35mm print. Bruno mattei is a director famous for making his own versions of popular films.
This last element, which plays a role in the finale, harks back to the 30s classic island of lost souls, another horror movie adapted, like this one, from a novel about a mad scientist and his surgical crimes. Jun 19, 20 it is a frigid day in 1969 when a tiny baby with hypnotizing green eyes is abandoned on the steps of a boardedup orphanage. The ending in the movie i amthinking of, has the girl wlking through a sewer without her mask, instead of the original,which had her walking through a garden at midnight. Lauded as a true rarity of horror cinema, eyes without a face les yeux sans visage has influenced countless films in its wake and stunned audiences around the world with its shocking yet poetic imagery. Feb 15, 2012 eyes without a face remastered 100 hits 80s originals. French director georges franjus eyes without a face les yeux sans visage is an unsettling, sometimes poetic horror film. Criterions new disc of eyes without a face is a welcome addition to that highend line of dvd releases. Is there a remake of,or a movie that is very similar to. The basicsspidermans investigation of the crime master continues with. Aug 19, 2008 is there a remake of,or a movie that is very similar to eyes without a face. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to eyes without a face. The show will be a unique experience showcasing 150 original pieces inspired by film, music, comics, video games, toys and more.
Eyes without a face, directed by the supremely talented georges franju, is rare in horror cinema for its odd mixture of the ghastly and the lyrical, and it has been a major influence on the genre in the decades since its release. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic brazil song now. Rag doll the 4 seasons featuring the sound of frankie valli 6. For the best experience on please consider upgrading to one of the following. Eyes without a face, directed by the supremely talented georges franju, is rare in horror cinema for its odd mixture of the ghastly and the lyrical, and it has been a major.
Oct 15, 20 georges franjus eyes without a face is for me the most chilling expression in cinema of our ancient preoccupation with the nature of identity. A brilliant but crazed surgeon resorts to horrifying measures to restore the beauty of his daughters disfigured face. Read the latest eyes without a face news and view eyes without a face pictures and video from our team of local insiders on. Its still tempting to look away as surgeon pierre brasseur blithely works his scalpel round a chloroformed face in a bid to restore the damaged. Eyes without a face is about a surgeon whose daughter was the victim of a car accident that peeled away the skin from her face. It was released in 1984 as the second single from the album. His nurse and mistress now picks up pretty young girls with whose skin the surgeon can experiment. Genessier, who has vowed to restore the face of his daughter, christiane, who was mutilated in an automobile accident. The professor was presumeably at one time a reputable plastic surgeon, but now, in his isolated suburban mansion, he experiments on dogs, birds, and helpless young women. In 2004 criterion released eyes without a face on dvd for the first time.
Eyes without a face 1960 bizarre horror movie gems you. Les yeux sans visage eyes without a face les yeux sans visage eyes without a face les yeux sans visage eyes without a face got no human grace your eyes without a face when you hear the music you make a dip into someone elses pocket then make a slip steal a car and go to las vegas oh the gigolo pool im on a bus on a psychedelic trip. Mondo cane 1962 night across the street 2012 3d sex and zen extreme ecstasy 2011. Eyes without a face is a 1960 film cowritten and directed by georges franju and starring. Eyes without a face features a collection of original art by jason edmiston based on 1. When the police gets a whiff of this they pick a young. Holloway iii is a riveting emotional story of rape, prostitution, molestation, child abuse, incest, sexual abuse, family rejection, bullying, domestic violence, and finding peace. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing eyes without a face near you. There is actually something poetic in eyes, which makes it richer. Oct 19, 2004 no quotes approved yet for eyes without a face. Les yeux sans visage is a 1960 horror film adaptation of jean redons novel, directed by georges franju, and starring pierre brasseur and alida valli. Is there a remake of,or a movie that is very similar to eyes. Les yeux sans visage eyes without a face les yeux sans visage eyes without a face les yeux sans visage eyes without a face got no human grace your eyes without a face when you hear the music, you make a dip into someone elses pocket, then make a slip steal a car and go to las vegas, oh, the gigolo pool hanging out by the state line.
Christianes face is an open wound ever since a car accident caused by daddy dearest. Rasanoff, occhi senza volto street date october 15, 20 39. The song is softer and more balladlike than most of the albums other singles. A surgeon causes an accident which leaves his daughter disfigured, and goes to extremes to give her a new face.
Im all out of hope one more bad dream could bring a fall when im far from home dont call me on the phone to tell me youre alone its easy to deceive. This is a novel about a female serial killer, told through the eyes of the killer. Watch the video for eyes without a face from marsheauxs ebay queen is dead for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. One of those tracks you just want to play over and over again. Medical horror films were already a minigenre in mexico, and several notable precursors feature mad scientists restoring the looks of horribly mutilated wives and lovers by stealing the blood of female victims the hoary cliche. It was also one of the first films to brazenly show an unmarried couple in the same bed with the woman sporting a lovely bra. There is a much more graphic,disturbing movie,with the sameplot. Already, the video transfer was the best the film has ever received. I like it like that 1994 there goes the neighborhood 1992 straight to. Watch the video for eyes without a face from billy idols rebel yell for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. See the full list of eyes without a face cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Pierre brasseur plays a brilliant plastic surgeon, prof. Destined to be raised by the aging nuns who live in a neighboring rectory, rheyanne christian is a strange, silent child who seems to live in a world of her own making. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now.
Its core motif is the mask, here an uncanny thing of smooth, hard plastic worn by a young woman to conceal a face destroyed in an auto accident. Edge of spiderverse 2014 spiderman noir 2008 2009 spiderman noir. Billy idol eyes without a face official music video. A brilliant scene from masterpiece les yeux sans visage aka eyes without a face. The firstperson narrative of eyes without a face tells its tale of a disintegrating love affair through a combination of jagged images im on a bus, on a psychedelic tripreading murder books, trying to stay hip and outbursts of pained emotion im all out of hopeone more bad break could bring a fall. Eyes without a face was released on vhs on january 9, 2001 by kino video and on dvd on october 19, 2004 by the criterion collection. Degrassi the next generation season 6 episode 5 eyes without a face spart 1 degrassi the next generation. Les yeux sans visage is a 1960 film cowritten and directed by georges franju and starring pierre brasseur and alida valli, based on the novel of the same name by jean redon. Complete national film registry listing library of congress. Song information for eyes without a face billy idol on allmusic. Eyes without a face is often called a seminal film because it has influenced so many pictures that followed. It was entertaining, disturbing and enlightening all at the same time. The criterion collection is proud to present georges franju s lyrical blackandwhite classic in a longawaited, highdefinition dvd edition. French trailer for les yeux sans visage france 1960, georges franju.
Its central setpiece depicts brasseur removing a victims face in. I spend so much time believing all the lies to keep the dream alive. The professor was presumeably at one time a reputable plastic surgeon, but now, in his isolated suburban mansion, he experiments on dogs, birds, and helpless young women who are supplied to him by the faithful louise. Georges franjus 1959 french horror film les yeux sans visage eyes without a face stars edith scob as christiane genessier, a lonely girl whose face is grimly marred from an.
There are images hereof terror, of gore, of inexplicable beautythat once seen are never forgotten. Eyes without a face, directed by the supremely talented georges franju, is rare in horror cinema for its odd mixture of the ghastly and the lyrical, and it has been. This wildly successful and completely bonkers john woo shootemup might be the first time the feasibility of a facial transplant was pondered by mass audiences. His aim is to perfect a skin transplant to help his daughter. The film received an american debut in an edited and dubbed form in 1962 under the title of the. Timelife music the rock n era 2rnr15 joel whitburn, joel whitburns top pop singles 19551993 billboard books 1994 isbn 0898201055. Its central setpiece depicts brasseur removing a victims face in what feels like real time. Eyes without a face 1960 despite its release more than 50 years ago, the visceral and psychological nightmare encountered in this french masterpiece, by acclaimed director georges franju. Edith scob gave the unreal reality the current the. A horrific tale of guilt and obsession, eyes without a face is just as chilling and poetic today as it was in 1959. Eyes without a face 1960 directed by georges franju. With pierre brasseur, alida valli, juliette mayniel, alexandre rignault. Brasseur plays a plastic surgeon who is determined to perform a face transplant on. Eyes without a face 1960 bizarre horror movie gems.