Review of Eyes Without a Face (1960) by Bill T — 24 Feb 2011
Eyes Without A Face is a very macabre nasty little thriller that reminds me of so many other later thrillers. So I am sure this influenced other thrillers, even though this is not really a widely known movie, and actually, seems to been influenced by an old Bela Lugosi movie called "The Corpse Vanishes".
The plot is about a mad doctor who is obsessed with replacing his daughter's face which was mangled in a car accident. While she waits for this "new face" she is shrouded in a strange mask (which makes her look like Mia Farrow), and she's basically trapped in a big foreboding castle (the best kind) complete with non-stop barking dogs that that the doctor has experimented on to torment her (and us as well).
The whole thing is just NASTY, even without "the scene". The doctor is 10 shades of scum, and it really is one piece of atmospheric and fun film-making.
This review of Eyes Without a Face (1960) was written by Bill T on 24 Feb 2011.
Eyes Without a Face has generally received very positive reviews.
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