In this elegant surrealistic nightmare directed by the co-founder of the Cinématheque Française, a mad surgeon kidnaps beautiful young women and then tries to transplant their faces onto his daughter who was disfigured in a car crash.
France/Italy | 1960 |Georges Franju
In this surrealistic nightmare directed by the co-founder of the Cinématheque Française, a mad surgeon (Pierre Brasseur) kidnaps beautiful young women and then tries to transplant their faces onto his daughter who was disfigured in a car crash. “The most austerely elegant horror film ever made.” –Pauline Kael. With Alida Valli and Edith Scob. Cleveland revival premiere. Subtitles. 90 min. Presented as part of the 2021 Cleveland Humanities Festival (theme: “Identity”), coordinated by the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities of Case Western Reserve University. Visit chf.case.edu for a complete list of festival programs.
Eyes Without a Face, a Cinematheque streaming exclusive, can be viewed online from 3/19 thru at least 4/8 via the link below. Doing so supports the Cinematheque. Screening fee is $12, and you have 72 hours to watch it.
https://watch.eventive.org/eyeswithoutaface/play/602d66b7a4d4d9003ec72769
Eyes Without a Face, a Cinematheque streaming exclusive, can be viewed online from 3/19 thru at least 4/8 via the link below. Doing so supports the Cinematheque. Screening fee is $12, and you have 72 hours to watch it.
2021/03/19 - 2021/04/08
Online/Virtual Space