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EYES WITHOUT A FACE

by Georges Franju

synopsis

After causing an accident that left his daughter Christiane severely disfigured, the brilliant surgeon Dr. Génessier works tirelessly to give the girl a new face. He does so however by kidnapping young women and attempting face transplants. He has been woefully unsuccessful to date. The doctor's world begins to collapse around him when his daughter realizes just what he has been doing.

international title: Eyes Without a Face
original title: Les yeux sans visage
country: France, Italy
year: 1960
genre: fiction
directed by: Georges Franju
film run: 90'
release date: FR 11/01/1960, UK 28/01/1960, DE 11/03/1960, IT 03/05/1960, SE 30/10/1961, AT 1961, ES 23/09/1963, DK 09/12/1963, FI 24/02/2010, GR 25/09/2013, PT 13/07/2018
screenplay: Jean Redon, Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac, Claude Sautet, Pierre Gascar
cast: Pierre Brasseur, Alida Valli, Juliette Mayniel
cinematography by: Eugen Schüfftan
film editing: Gilbert Natot
art director: Auguste Capelier
costumes designer: Marie Martine
producer: Jules Borkon

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