"Eyes Without a Face" Criterion - Region 0

(aka 'Eyes Without a Face' or 'The Horror Chamber of Dr. Faustus' or 'House of Dr. Rasanoff' or 'Occhi senza volto')

directed by Georges Franju
France / Italy 1960

Secluded in the French countryside, a brilliant, obsessive doctor attempts a radical plastic surgery to restore his beloved daughter’s once-beautiful face, but at a horrifying price. Lauded as a true rarity of horror cinema, Eyes Without a Face (Les Yeux sans visage) has influenced countless films in its wake and stunned audiences around the world with its shocking yet poetic imagery.

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Theatrical Release: March 2nd, 1960 - Paris, France

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DVD Review: Criterion - Region 0- NTSC

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Distribution	Criterion Collection Spine # 260 - Region 0 - NTSC
Runtime	1:30:27
Video	1.66:1 Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 7.86 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s
	NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
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Audio	French (Dolby Digital 1.0 Dolby)
Subtitles	English, None
Features	Release Information: Studio: Criterion / Home Vision Aspect Ratio: Original aspect Ratio 1.66:1 Edition Details: • Blood of the Beasts (Le Sang des bêtes), Georges Franju’s graphic but beautiful poetic 1949 short documentary about Paris slaughterhouses • Theatrical trailers • Stills gallery of rare production photos and promotional material • New essays by acclaimed novelist Patrick McGrath (Spider, Dr. Haggard’s Disease) and writer/film historian David Kalat (Fear Without Frontiers: Horror Cinema Across the Globe, The Strange Case of Dr. Mabuse: A Study of the Twelve Films and Five Novels) DVD Release Date: October 19th, 2004 Keep Case Chapters: 21
Comments:	I did not see any real weakness in this image at all. Tight, great contrast, super shadow detail, excellent subs and audio- Hey its Criterion- what do you expect? Seems like a no-brainer purchase for such a rare and clandestine film... and its lower tier pricing makes it all the more enticing. It's not cluttered with excessive extras - 'just right' would be an apt description. Buy now! Gary W. Tooze

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