Eyes Without a Face
Film196084 min

Eyes Without a Face

Taste attributes: dramahorrorthrilleranimalsfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelineargrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"Beautiful women were the victims of his FIENDISH FACIALS!!!"

Boxlist takeExpect an inventive, otherworldly horror film, heavy rather than light. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Pierre BrasseurAlida ValliEdith ScobJuliette MaynielAlexandre Rignault

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
1960
Runtime
84 min
Status
Released
Studio
Champs-Élysées Productions
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How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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