Eyes Without a Face (Les Yeux sans Visage)

(dir. by Georges Franju) (1960)

Necrotic facial tissue was never so fascinating.  Brilliant (well, in theory) plastic and reconstructive surgeon wants to fix his daughter’s face, ruined in an accident – but he needs replacement skin. That does not bode well for the the pretty young students of Paris….

TVC knows of no scene more chilling than when the callow student is treated to a handkerchief soaked in chloroform…