A film by Georges Franju based on the original work of Jean Redon, starring Pierre Brasseur, Alida Valli and Edith Scob
Dr Génessier (Pierre Brasseur, Les Enfants du Paradis) is a brilliant and obsessive plastic surgeon driven by the need to restore his daughter’s (Edith Scob, Judex) disfigured face. He is aided in this quest by his loyal assistant (Alida Valli, Suspiria) who lures unwitting young women to the secret surgery in his secluded chateau.
Based on the original work of Jean Redon, Eyes Without a Face (1960) is at once cruel and tender – Georges Franju’s unique blend of pulp, horror and poetry has been a major influence on filmmakers, from Jesús Franco and John Carpenter to Pedro Almodóvar. On 20 October the BFI brings it to UHD with special features including a new audio commentary.
Starring Pierre Brasseur, Alida Valli and Edith Scob.
Special features
- Restored 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
- New audio commentary by critic and author Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
- Audio commentary by Tim Lucas
- Monsieur et Madame Curie (1953, 14 mins): the life and work of the pioneering scientists, told through the words of Marie Curie
- La Première Nuit (1958, 20 mins): a 10-year-old boy spends a night in the Métro
- Les Fleurs maladives de Georges Franju (2009, 50 mins): an overview of Georges Franju’s career
- For Her Eyes Only – an interview with Edith Scob (2014, 17 mins): the actress talks about working with Franju
- Mark Kermode introduces Eyes without a Face (2016, 3 mins)
- Trailer
- Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by David Downton
- Illustrated booklet featuring archive essays by Kate Ince, Isabel Stevens, Roberto Cueto Llera, Raymond Durgnat, Kevin Jackson and Michael Brooke : FIRST PRESSING ONLY
All BFI UHD and Blu-ray releases are available from usual home entertainment retailers and in person from the BFI Shop at BFI Southbank.
❉ ‘Eyes Without a Face’ (Georges Franju, 1960) released on BFI UHD, Apple TV and Amazon Prime on 20 October 2025. Cert. 15. UHD: Cat. no. BFIU0021, RRP: £27.99.
❉ News source: BFI Publicity.
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