Eyes Without a Face (1962) (The Horror Chamber of Dr. Faustus)

I'M TAKING OFF YOUR SKIN 1/6

“Since I want to watch two specific things with kind of similar premises, I decided to first watch the most famous surgeon thriller I know of, “La piel que habito”, which led me to find out about and watch every kind of similar title as well, and since I’ve got some things to say about them, I’m here, starting with the one movie that’s assumed to have started it all.

In terms of production, I guess it’s pretty good for its time, at no point I felt like the production was cheap and low budget, and the backgrounds add a lot to the sort of gothic atmosphere it was going for, the special effects are quite good for its time as well, noticeable in the transformation scenes, the expressionless mask that the main girl uses it’s good, mysterious and a bit creepy as well. The ” read more

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" Date: 6/25/2021 Viewed: HBO Max Re-watch Note: Eyes Without a Face is still a great classic movie in my opinion. It has a very sad and dark story about a woman who has her face ruined from a car crash and has to live her life with a new face. You really feel bad for Édith Scob's character and the stuff that she has to go through. Everyone did a great job with their performances, and Pierre Brasseur is amazing as Doctor Génessier in my opinion. Doctor Génessier has a Doctor Frankenstein v"

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" Set way out in the French countryside, Franju’s chilly classic follows the attempts of a brilliant, obsessive doctor (Pierre Brasseur) attempting radical plastic surgery to restore the beauty of his daughter’s mangled face—but at what price? Shocking and beautiful, Eyes Without a Face is a hugely influential hybrid of horror and psychological thriller. "

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