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Gaumont
Directed by: Georges Franju
Secluded in the French countryside, a brilliant, obsessive doctor attempts a radical plastic surgery to restore the beauty of his daughter's disfigured face-but at a horrifying price. At once ghastly lyrical, Eyes Without a Face is a true rarity of horror cinema and has influenced countless films. The Criterion Collection is proud to present Georges Franju's classic in a long-awaited, fully restored DVD edition.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Disc:
DVD-9 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
1 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66:1
Audio Options:
French Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Short Film, Interview, Documentary Excerpt, Theatrical Trailer, Gallery, Insert
- Blood of the Beasts, Georges Franju’s 1949 documentary about the slaughterhouses of Paris
- Archival interviews with Georges Franju on the horror genre, cinema, and the making of Blood of the Beasts
- Excerpts from Les grands-pères du crime, a 1985 documentary about Eyes Without a Face writers Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac
- Stills gallery of rare production photos and promotional material
- Trailers
- Insert featuring essays by novelist Patrick McGrath and film historian David Kalat
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Producer: Curtis Tsui
Release Notes on Restoration
Eyes Without a Face
Eyes Without a Face is presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.66:1. On standard 4:3 televisions, the image will appear letterboxed. On standard and widescreen televisions, black bars may also be visible on the left and right of the image to maintain the proper screen format. This new high-definition digital transfer was created on a Spirit Datacine from a 35mm fine-grain master positive. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, and scratches were removed using the MTI Digital Restoration System. The soundtrack was mastered at 24-bit from a 35mm fine-grain master positive optical track, and audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle. The Dolby Digital 1.0 signal will be directed to the center channel on 5.1-channel sound systems, but some viewers may prefer to set their surround systems to two-channel playback for a wider dispersal of the mono sound.