The uncanny Georges Franju strikes again, in an Agatha Christie-like thriller imbued with his special mood, the eerie music of Maurice Jarre and some great actors including Jean-Marie Trintignant, Pierre Brasseur, Dany Saval, Marianne Koch and Pascale Audret. If mood is the key, then Franju has found an ideal setting, a beautifully preserved castle in Brittany.
Spotlight on a Murderer
Blu-ray + DVD
Arrow Academy USA
1961 / Color / 1:37 full frame (1:66 widescreen?) / 92 min. / Street Date May 30, 2017 / Available from Arrow Video.
Starring: Pierre Brasseur, Pascale Audret, Marianne Koch, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Dany Saval, Jean Babilée,
Georges Rollin, Gérard Buhr, Maryse Martin, Serge Marquand, Philippe Leroy.
Cinematography: Marcel Fredetal
Film Editor: Gilbert Natot
Original Music: Maurice Jarre
Written by Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac, Georges Franju, Robert Thomas
Produced by Jules Borkon
Directed by Georges Franju
Until a few years ago most U.S. fans knew of Georges Franju solely through the great...
Spotlight on a Murderer
Blu-ray + DVD
Arrow Academy USA
1961 / Color / 1:37 full frame (1:66 widescreen?) / 92 min. / Street Date May 30, 2017 / Available from Arrow Video.
Starring: Pierre Brasseur, Pascale Audret, Marianne Koch, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Dany Saval, Jean Babilée,
Georges Rollin, Gérard Buhr, Maryse Martin, Serge Marquand, Philippe Leroy.
Cinematography: Marcel Fredetal
Film Editor: Gilbert Natot
Original Music: Maurice Jarre
Written by Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac, Georges Franju, Robert Thomas
Produced by Jules Borkon
Directed by Georges Franju
Until a few years ago most U.S. fans knew of Georges Franju solely through the great...
- 6/3/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Sometimes a movie is simply too good for just one special edition… Savant reached out to nab a British Region B import of Georges Franju’s horror masterpiece, to sample its enticing extras. And this also gives me the chance to ramble on with more thoughts about this 1959 show that inspired a score of copycats.
Eyes Without a Face (Bfi — U.K.)
Region B Blu-ray + Pal DVD
Bfi
1959 / B&W / 1:66 widescreen / 90 min. / The Horror Chamber of
Dr. Faustus, House of Dr. Rasanoff, Occhi senza volto / Street Date August 24, 2015 / presently £10.99
Starring: Pierre Brasseur, Edith Scob, Alida Valli, Francois Guérin,
Béatrice Altariba, Juliette Mayniel
Cinematography: Eugen Schüfftan
Production Designer: Auguste Capelier
Special Effects: Charles-Henri Assola
Film Editor: Gilbert Natot
Original Music: Maurice Jarre
Written by Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac, Pierre Gascar, Claude Sautet from a novel by Jean Redon
Produced by Jules Borkon
Directed by Georges Franju
Savant has reviewed Eyes Without a Face twice,...
Eyes Without a Face (Bfi — U.K.)
Region B Blu-ray + Pal DVD
Bfi
1959 / B&W / 1:66 widescreen / 90 min. / The Horror Chamber of
Dr. Faustus, House of Dr. Rasanoff, Occhi senza volto / Street Date August 24, 2015 / presently £10.99
Starring: Pierre Brasseur, Edith Scob, Alida Valli, Francois Guérin,
Béatrice Altariba, Juliette Mayniel
Cinematography: Eugen Schüfftan
Production Designer: Auguste Capelier
Special Effects: Charles-Henri Assola
Film Editor: Gilbert Natot
Original Music: Maurice Jarre
Written by Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac, Pierre Gascar, Claude Sautet from a novel by Jean Redon
Produced by Jules Borkon
Directed by Georges Franju
Savant has reviewed Eyes Without a Face twice,...
- 4/11/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
By Colleen Wanglund, MoreHorror.com
Directed by Georges Franju, Eyes Without A Face (Les Yeux Sans Visage) is a French horror film based on a book of the same title by Jean Redon. It was the first modern horror film made in France when producer Jules Borkon saw the success of British horror films in the French market.
The film opens with an attractive woman driving along a dark road. She eventually pulls over along a desolate riverbank where she dumps the body of a young woman. The body is later found by police and Dr. Genessier (Pierre Brassuer) is called; he identifies the body as that of his daughter, Christiane (Edith Scob). Christiane was reported missing by the doctor not long after an accident horribly disfigured her face. After the funeral, Dr. Genessier returns to his home with Louise (Alida Valli), the doctor’s assistant and the very same...
Directed by Georges Franju, Eyes Without A Face (Les Yeux Sans Visage) is a French horror film based on a book of the same title by Jean Redon. It was the first modern horror film made in France when producer Jules Borkon saw the success of British horror films in the French market.
The film opens with an attractive woman driving along a dark road. She eventually pulls over along a desolate riverbank where she dumps the body of a young woman. The body is later found by police and Dr. Genessier (Pierre Brassuer) is called; he identifies the body as that of his daughter, Christiane (Edith Scob). Christiane was reported missing by the doctor not long after an accident horribly disfigured her face. After the funeral, Dr. Genessier returns to his home with Louise (Alida Valli), the doctor’s assistant and the very same...
- 5/8/2012
- by admin
- MoreHorror
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