Caught another old French film in the middle of the night.
(16) Eyes Without a Face (1959): A pretty decent little film here. Dude, who's a plastic surgeon, causes a car wreck (which we never see) that results in his daughter's face becoming horribly disfigured (which we also never totally see). He's pretty sure he can fix her up, all he needs to do is find some local beauties and slice their faces off. Too bad the transplants never take. The daughter, Christiane, (played by Edith Scob) is exceedingly creepy and eerie in her "Open Your Eyes" mask. She pretty much floats around in sinuous, gyrating motions that look effortless. Totally effective. The rest of the film, however, isn't quite as great but on the whole it hits the mark and is better than average. Worth taking a peak if you're up late at night and looking for something a little different on Netflix instant play.
2.5 Stars
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