recommendations for similar films?
-
Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Eyes Without a Face
kimisu — 18 years ago(October 23, 2007 08:37 PM)
i have yet to watch this one- but i already know i will love it. any recommendations or similar films? similar in terms of direction/style, not plot. thannnnnnnks!
-
Mater_Lacrimarum — 17 years ago(June 29, 2008 01:52 PM)
"Carnival of Souls" 1962
, definetely!
http://www.imdb.com/board/10055830/
and
"Ugetsu monogatari" 1953
, maybe even more
http://www.imdb.com/board/10046478/
"Nothing can be obscene in such love. Everything that occurs in between it becomes a sacrament." -
niktemadur — 17 years ago(July 16, 2008 04:34 AM)
This comment might deserve a thread of its' own, but I'll post it in the context of your question to give you a good tip:
After watching
Les Yeux Sans Visage
last night, I was struck by the similarity in spirit and visual imagery between this film and Alejandro Jodorowsky's
Santa Sangre
.
Don't get me wrong, Jodorowsky's film stands on its' own as a great work of art, yet both films seem to be cut from a similar cloth. Check it out, both films:- Are pure
Cinema Fantastique
. - Are about innocent souls caught in a prison NOT of their making, but of a controlling, insane parent.
- Have serial killings of female victims only, executed by a male/female partnership.
- Are driven by guilt focused on a grotesque deformity in a character central to the story.
- Include a young woman made up into something that resembles a harlequin doll, one in a mask, the other with makeup.
- Depict a flying white dove as symbol of liberation of sorts.
- Emphasize a circus-like soundtrack to unsettling effect.
Here's the IMDb link:
http://www.imdb.com/board/10098253/
- Are pure
-
washburn23 — 17 years ago(September 09, 2008 07:34 AM)
Well, Franju's own 'Judex' has just been released by Masters of Cinema on dvd (reg2). It has very similar visuals/style. If you like Eyes Without A Face, I'd recommend it!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Judex-Nuits-Rouges-Masters-Cinema/dp/B001B42DX G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1220970763&sr=8-1 -
MrBook_ — 17 years ago(September 17, 2008 06:07 AM)
Peeping Tom
and
Carnival of Souls
were definitely good calls. They have a similar tone to this one, even if they don't necessarily have similar plots. Movies with similar plots aren't necessarily gonna fill the bill, because movies with plots like this are usually just crappy exploitation films. I love crappy exploitation films, don't get me wrong, but any movie that could be called similar to this one would have to be supremely well-crafted and atmospheric and really get under your skin. (NPI, I promise.)
It is 5 AM, and you are listening to Los Angeles. -
dep1353 — 17 years ago(October 01, 2008 06:42 PM)
.Franju's prior film to this, "Head Against the Wall" ( 1959 ), is worth seeking out. Grey market copies can be found online. Pierre Brasseur is on hand again as a doctor, here as a director of a mental institution. Charles Aznavour is unforgettable as one of the inmates.
-
willwallace-1 — 16 years ago(April 22, 2009 07:49 AM)
as one of those general, inaccurate and probably offensive to hardcore fans analogies (or whatever) i say that this film is like the french Psycho.
Very different but some similar vibes
and balance of atmospheric disturbingness and visual horror
