Eyes Without a Face
The horror film with a heart of mystery.
Directed by Georges Franju
Produced by Lux Film, Champs-Élysées Productions
A haunting, visually elegant meditation on guilt, obsession, and the corruption of paternal love, wrapped in the formal restraint of film noir.
Dr. Génessier is riddled with guilt after an accident that he caused disfigures the face of his daughter, the once beautiful Christiane, who outsiders believe is dead. Dr. Génessier, along with accomplice and laboratory assistant Louise, kidnaps young women and brings them to the Génessier mansion. After rendering his victims unconscious, Dr. Génessier removes their faces and attempts to graft them on to Christiane's.
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