Les yeux sans visage 1960

Critics score:
98 / 100

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Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune: Eyes Without a Face is a perfect example of how cinematic poetry can transform a seemingly disreputable movie genre. Read more

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: Like a nightmare that never ends, this is a vision of madness, loneliness and, yes, horror that, once seen, demands to be viewed over and over again. It is that haunting, and that good. Read more

Stephen Holden, New York Times: Sends a chill that extends from the cheekbones through the eye sockets to the back of the skull. Read more

Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: Outre as it is, never tires as hypnotic, touching, ghastly fun. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: As absurd and as beautiful as a fairy tale. Read more

Tim Purtell, Entertainment Weekly: One of those rare horror films that induces discomfort by showing practically nothing. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Franju constructs an elegant visual work; here is a horror movie in which the shrieks are not by the characters but by the images. Read more

David Edelstein, Slate: Among the most disturbing horror films ever made. Read more

Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: It infects your dreams with dread and desperation. Read more

Tom Milne, Time Out: A marvellous movie in the fullest sense. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: It has some queasy scenes, but unclear progression and plodding direction give this an old-fashioned air. Read more

J. Hoberman, Village Voice: A masterpiece of poetic horror and tactful, tactile brutality. Read more