Georges Franju’s Eyes Without a Face Finally Gets An BFI Release Date

The BFI’s long-awaited release of Georges Franju’s Eyes Without a Face (on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK) is now confirmed for 24 August. Presented in a Dual Format Edition (both a Blu-ray and a DVD disc), there are also numerous special features, listed below.

Both cruel and tender, Eyes Without a Face, Georges Franju’s unique blend of pulp, horror and poetry has been a major influence on filmmakers, from Jesús Franco to Pedro Almodóvar.

On 24 August 2015 the BFI brings it to Blu-ray for the first time in the UK, releasing it in a Dual Format Edition (Blu-ray and DVD discs) which also contains two short films by Franju, the 2009 documentary Les Fleurs maladives de Georges Franju, an interview with actress Edith Scob and an audio commentary by Tim Lucas.

Dr Genessier (Pierre Brasseur, Le Quai des brumes, 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 Louise (Alida Valli, Suspiria), who lures unwitting young women to the secret surgery in his secluded chateau.

Special features
Presented in both High Definition and Standard Definition
Monsieur et Madame Curie (Georges Franju, 1953, 14 mins): the life and work of the pioneering scientists, told through the words of Marie Curie
La Premiere nuit (Georges Franju, 1958, 20 mins): a 10-year-old boy spends a night in the Métro
Les Fleurs maladives de Georges Franju (Pierre-Henri Gibert, 2009, 50 mins): an overview of Georges Franju’s career
For Her Eyes Only – an interview with Edith Scob (LP Hugo, 2014, 17 mins): the actress talks about her work with Georges Franju and their friendship
Audio commentary by film critic Tim Lucas of Video Watchdog
Illustrated booklet featuring essays by Kate Ince, Isabel Stevens, Roberto Cueto Llera, Raymond Durgnat, Kevin Jackson, Michael Brooke and full film credits

Product details
RRP: £19.99 / cat. no. BFIB1190 / Cert 15
France/Italy / 1960 / black and white / French language, with optional English subtitles / 90 mins / Original aspect ratio 1.66:1 //Disc 1: BD50 / 1080p / 24fps / PCM mono audio 48k/16bit // Disc 2: DVD9 / PAL / Dolby Digital mono audio (320 kbps)