With a flimsy plot that barely clings to a skeletal frame, this is basically a 90 minute Twilight Zone episode with better cinematography. Franju works wonders with a spartan script though, providing an oppressive mood that is both eerie & claustrophobic, injected with just enough madness to keep things humming along nicely. But it's his poignant commentary about the role young women serve in our culture that gives this film its heart, and raises it above the level of schlock.

"It's not a masterpiece but it certainly isn't forgettable." - Chris Barsanti

Outstanding early foray into the body horror genre. 1960 was the year horror grew up, and it's a testament to Franju's directing chops that this excuisitely twisted chiller can be mentioned in the same sentence as Psycho and Peeping Tom.

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Nice and offbeat mad scientist movie with a pretty macabre tone.

One of the scariest, most atmospheric horror movies ever made.

As notable for its deeply-felt sense of emotion as the gruesomely horrific acts that more outwardly define it, Eyes Without a Face, whose title refers to the disfigured catalyst for its multiple grim acts, is as tragic as it is steadily unnerving. It's simply a brilliant horror movie.

Essentially well-crafted but strangely old-fashioned for a French film from 1960, with an almost classic Hollywood feel. It derives the entirety of whatever it has going for it from the haunting image of Edith Scob in her white mask, otherwise it is almost completely ordinary.

A groundbreaking horror film from 1960 that set the stage for both artistic horror films as well as blood and gore.

Poetic, atmospheric, influential and extremely ahead of its time, "Eyes Without a Face" suffers from poor pacing and narrative but makes up for it with astounding effects (not just for its time but even by todays standards) and great performances.

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Slow in parts, but overall a well-crafted, atmospheric horror film. What really stood out to me was the excellent use of sound, music, and silence to create a spooky vibe. One could just sit and LISTEN to this movie and feel creeped out.

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yüz nakli (face of) tanimadigin insanlara güvenme (hostel) psikopat doktor (frankstein) (trafik kazasinda yüzü parcalanan kizi icin genc kizlari avlayip yüz nakli yapan doktor ve asistaninin hikayesi anlatilir. asistan genc kizlara arkadasca yaklasip tuzagina düsürmektedir. finalde köpek saldirisi var (inferno) zamanina göre iyi buldum, yalniz biraz agir ve siyah beyaz

Really good-looking, creepy horror film. Alida Valli is very good, plus Christiane in her mask is a lasting image and the end is great - the film is pretty close to flawless to be honest - yet still my mind wandered a few times. Also the police are laughable here, surely for any decade to use SPOILER someone as a decoy like that, then not keep an eye on her and just shrug it off when she goes missing is, well, not going to happen.

Nearly flawless thriller. What you have here is a great script with a well written intrugue that works perfectly. There is one flaw, [SPOILER!!!ALERT!!!ACHTUNG] even though we know, that the father is doing it for his daughter (he loves her but also feels responsible for her current situation) [ULTRA!!!SPOILER!!!ALERT!!!ACHTUNG], the deaths of all those young girls (who could easily be his daughters friends) come rather to easy for him. This is ALMOST a masterpiece.

This is a very well-made and disturbing suspense thriller. The surgery scene is incredible, and the effects used are good by even today's standards. This was basically France's version of Psycho, more or less. The film moves at a very quick pace, and is fairly short, which is great for a film like this. The ending is beautiful.

A very creepy and well made movie. The film is a bit drawn out though and while there are some really tense scenes the tension doesn't really carry through the whole movie.

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