Eyes Without a Face

Eyes Without a Face French Les yeux sans visage is a 1960 FrenchItalian horror film adaptation of Jean Redons novel, directed by Georges Franju, and starring Pierre Brasseur and Alida Valli. During the films production, consideration was given to the standards of European censors by setting the right tone, minimizing gore and eliminating the madscientist character. Although the film passed through the European censors, the films release in Europe caused controversy nevertheless. Critical reaction ranged from praise to disgust.

At night just outside Paris, a woman drives along a riverbank and dumps a corpse in the river. After the body is recovered, Dr. Gnessier identifies the remains as those of his missing daughter, Christiane Gnessier, whose face was horribly disfigured in an automobile accident that occurred before her disappearance, which her father was responsible for. Dr. Gnessier lives in a large mansion, which is adjacent to his clinic, with numerous caged German Shepherds and other large dogs.Following Christianes funeral, Dr. Gnessier and his assistant Louise, the woman who had disposed of the dead body earlier, return home where the real Christiane is hidden it is explained that Louise is deathlessly loyal to Gnessier because he repaired her own badly damaged face, leaving only a barely noticeable scar she covers with a pearl choker. The body belonged to a young woman who died following Dr. Gnessiers unsuccessful attempt to graft her face onto his daughters. Dr. Gnessier promises to restore Christianes face and insists that she wear a mask to cover her disfigurement. After her father leaves the room, Christiane calls her fianc Jacques Vernon, who works with Dr. Gnessier at his clinic, but hangs up without saying a word. ........

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