Eyes Without a Face
1962
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Georges Franju ( French: [fʁɑ̃ʒy]; 12 April 1912 – 5 November 1987) was a French filmmaker. He was born in Fougères, Ille-et-Vilaine. [1] Biography. Early life. Before working in French cinema, Franju held several different jobs. These included working for an insurance company and a noodle factory.
Georges Franju (1912-1987) was a French filmmaker and co-founder of the Cinematheque Française. He made documentaries, shorts and features, such as Eyes Without a Face, Judex and Thomas the Impostor, with a distinctive style influenced by surrealism and expressionism.
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- Fougères, Ille-et-Vilaine, France
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Apr 8, 2024 · Georges Franju (born April 12, 1912, Fougères, France—died Nov. 5, 1987, Paris) was a French motion-picture director noted for his short documentary films. In 1932 Franju found work on the sets of Paris music halls while he studied theatre decor. Franju met Henri Langlois in 1934.
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1912-1987. Biography: life and films. A poet of the fantastic. G eorges Franju may have been a contemporary of the French New Wave but he stands well apart from this diffuse ensemble of rule-breaking young Turks intent on revolutionising cinema at the time it most needed an infusion of new blood.
Georges Franju is a figure of immense importance in the history of French cinema, not primarily for his films (exceptional though many of these are) but for being the co-founder, with Henri Langlois, of the Cinematheque Française in 1937--France's most famous and important film archive.
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1. Eyes Without a Face (1960) Eyes Without a Face (Les yeux sans visage) is a French horror film directed by Georges Franju and released in 1960. The film tells the story of a brilliant plastic surgeon who becomes obsessed with restoring the face of his daughter, who was disfigured in a car accident he caused.
Oct 31, 2003 · Genessier ( Pierre Brasseur) is the mad scientist at the heart of "Eyes Without a Face" (1959), Georges Franju's merciless horror classic, now being revived in a new 35mm print.
