Eyes Without a Face 4K Blu-ray

The British Film Institute has provided final details for its upcoming 4K Blu-ray release of Georges Franju's Eyes Without a Face (1960), starring Pierre Brasseur, Alida Valli, Juliette Mayniel, Edith Scob, and François Guérin. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on October 20.

Descriptioon: Eyes Without a Face 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.

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.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
• DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
• 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