Eyes without a Face - Les yeux sans visage (1960) (Criterion Collection)

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At his secluded chateau in the French countryside, a brilliant, obsessive doctor (Pierre Brasseur) attempts a radical plastic surgery to restore the beauty of his daughter's disfigured countenance at a horrifying price. Eyes Without a Face, directed by the supremely talented Georges Franju, is rare in horror cinema for it's odd mixture of the ghastly and the lyrical, and it has been a major influence on the genre in the decades since it's release. There are images here of terror, of gore, of inexplicable beauty that once seen are never forgotten.

Secluded in the French countryside, a brilliant, obsessive doctor attempts a radical surgery that could restore the beauty of his daughter`s disfigured face- but at a horrifying price. At once ghastly and lyrical, Eyes Without A Face is a true rarity of horror cinema and has influenced countless other films. The Criterion Collection is proud to present George Franju`s classic in a long-awaited, fully restored edition.