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Georges Franju's Eyes Without a Face on BFI UHD & Digital in October

21 September 2025

Eyes Without a Face [Les yeux sans visage] (1960) is at once cruel and tender – Georges Franju's unique blend of pulp, horror and poetry has been a major influence on filmmakers, from Jesús Franco and John Carpenter to Pedro Almodóvar. In October, the BFI brings it to UHD with special features including a new audio commentary.

Dr Génessier (Pierre Brasseur, 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 (Alida Valli, Suspiria) who lures unwitting young women to the secret surgery in his secluded chateau.

Eyes Without a Face UHD cover

Eyes Without a Face will be released on UHD, Apple TV and Amazon Prime by the BFI on 20 October 2025 at the RRP of £27.99 for the UHD edition.

UHD FEATURES:

  • Restored 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
  • New audio commentary by critic and author Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
  • Audio commentary by Tim Lucas
  • Monsieur et Madame Curie (1953, 14 mins): the life and work of the pioneering scientists, told through the words of Marie Curie
  • La Première Nuit (1958, 20 mins): a 10-year-old boy spends a night in the Métro
  • Les Fleurs maladives de Georges Franju (2009, 50 mins): an overview of Georges Franju's career
  • For Her Eyes Only – an interview with Edith Scob (2014, 17 mins): the actress talks about working with Franju
  • Mark Kermode introduces Eyes without a Face (2016, 3 mins) 
  • Trailer
  • Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by David Downton
  • FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated booklet featuring archive essays by Kate Ince, Isabel Stevens, Roberto Cueto Llera, Raymond Durgnat, Kevin Jackson and Michael Brooke