Genessier is riddled with guilt after an accident that he caused disfigures the face of his daughter, the once beautiful christiane, who outsiders believe is dead. The song is softer and more balladlike than most of the albums other singles. Les yeux sans visage is a 1960 film cowritten and directed by georges franju and starring pierre brasseur and alida valli, based on the novel of the same name by jean redon. Reggae style cover of the billy idol song eyes without a face. With the help of his assistant alida valli, he kidnaps young women, surgically removes their. Its core motif is the mask, here an uncanny thing of smooth, hard plastic worn by a young woman to conceal a face destroyed in an auto accident. Christianes face is an open wound ever since a car accident caused by daddy dearest. Criterions new disc of eyes without a face is a welcome addition to that highend line of dvd releases. Billy idol eyes without a face 1984, vinyl discogs. We witness the destruction of beauty with the cool precision of the professional surgeon, and have to realize that the human image we most identify with, the face, can be taken apart. Eyes without a face is a 1960 french film cowritten and directed by georges franju and starring pierre brasseur and alida valli, based upon the novel of the. Billy idol eyes without a face deutsche ubersetzung. Eyes without a face is often called a seminal film because it has influenced so many pictures that followed. Eyes without a face was released on vhs on january 9, 2001 by kino video and on dvd on october 19, 2004 by the criterion collection.
Genessier pierre brasseur is the mad scientist at the heart of eyes without a face 1959, georges franjus merciless horror classic, now being revived in a new 35mm print. Genessier, who has vowed to restore the face of his daughter, christiane, who was mutilated in an automobile accident. Im all out of hope one more bad dream could bring a fall when im far from home dont call me on the phone to tell me youre alone its easy to deceive it. In 2004 criterion released eyes without a face on dvd for the first time. Nunk records n 106,nunk records nunk 106,nunk records n. Billy idol eyes without a face eedit by electronique. The dvd also contains georges franjus first documentary blood of the beasts 1949, a depiction of a french slaughterhouse. Les yeux sans visage eyes without a face g dm les yeux sans visage eyes without a face em c got no human grace your eyes without a face. Watch the video for eyes without a face from marsheauxs ebay queen is dead for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Ubersetzung billy idol eyes without a face extended songtext. Im all out of hope one more bad break could bring a fall when im far from home dont call me on the phone to tell me youre alone its easy to deceive its easy to tease but hard to get release les yeux sans visage eyes without a face les yeux sans visage eyes without a face les yeux sans visage eyes without a. Billy idol eyes without a face ubersetzung in deutsch musixmatch. Georges franjus gorgeous, poetic horror film about a surgeons dark obsession with restoring his daughters disfigured face. A series of music videos for songs such as white wedding, rebel yell and eyes without a face made him one of the first mtv stars.
At his secluded chateau in the french countryside, a brilliant, obsessive doctor pierre brasseur attempts a radical plastic surgery to restore the beauty of his daughters disfigured countenanceat a horrifying price. Billy idol eyes without a face lyrics genius lyrics. When im far from home dont call me on the phone to tell me youre alone its easy to deceive its easy to tease but hard to get release les yeux sans visage eyes without a face les yeux sans visage eyes without a face les yeux sans visage eyes without a face got no human grace your eyes without a face i spend so much time believing all the lies to keep the dream alive now it. Eyes without a face les yeux sans visage eyes without a face, got no human grace your eyes without a face. Faustus, a dubbed and trimmed version that dropped. The criterion collection is proud to present georges franju s lyrical blackandwhite classic in a longawaited, highdefinition dvd edition. Sometimes, when i read this book back, i hear the chorus eyes without a face, and think about how billy idol 1 was wrong, how having but a pair of eyes is not a human waste, but a human imperative. Roberto sandrini occhi su di me eyes without a face. The professor was presumeably at one time a reputable plastic surgeon, but now, in his isolated suburban mansion, he experiments on dogs, birds, and helpless young women. Eyes without a face has horror aplenty, but it requires patience. Georges franjus eyes without a face is for me the most chilling expression in cinema of our ancient preoccupation with the nature of identity.
Jul 25, 2017 when im far from home dont call me on the phone to tell me youre alone its easy to deceive its easy to tease but hard to get release les yeux sans visage eyes without a face les yeux sans visage eyes without a face les yeux sans visage eyes without a face got no human grace your eyes without a face i spend so much time believing all the lies to keep the dream alive now it. Genessier pierre brasseur is riddled with guilt after an accident that he caused disfigures the face of his daughter, the once beautiful christiane edith scob. Watch the video for eyes without a face from billy idols rebel yell for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Eyes without a face is a song by english rock musician billy idol, from his second album rebel yell 1983. The professor was presumeably at one time a reputable plastic surgeon, but now, in his isolated suburban mansion, he experiments on dogs, birds, and helpless young women who are supplied to him by the faithful louise. He then embarked on a successful solo career, and was a member of the mtvdriven second british invasion of the united states. Rarely has a movie been simultaneously as beautiful and horrifying as eyes without a face1959. Idol continues to tour with guitarist steve stevens.
Pierre brasseur plays a brilliant plastic surgeon, prof. Genessier, along with accomplice and laboratory assistant louise, kidnaps young women and brings them to the genessier mansion. Medical horror films were already a minigenre in mexico, and several notable precursors feature mad scientists restoring the looks of horribly mutilated wives and lovers by stealing the blood of female victims the hoary cliche. Eyes without a face had no problems with the french censors prior to its european release but that was not the case with the american print. Now i close my eyes and i wonder why i dont despise now all i can do is love what was once so alive and new but its gone from your eyes id better realise les yeux sans visage eyes without a face les yeux sans visage e eyes without a face les yeux sans visage eyes without a face got no human grace your eyes without a face. Faustus and dubbed into english, franjus film ended up on a double bill with the manster, a japaneseamerican coproduction that was much more geared toward the. Lauded as a true rarity of horror cinema, eyes without a face les yeux sans visage has influenced countless films in its wake and stunned audiences around the world with its shocking yet poetic imagery. Billy idol eyes without a face full length version. Print and download eyes without a face sheet music by billy idol.
Allstar one of the great figures of french cinema, georges franju 19121987 was the creator with henri. Eyes without a face, directed by the supremely talented georges franju, is rare in horror cinema for its odd mixture of the ghastly and the lyrical, and it has been a major influence on the genre in the decades since its release. It was released in 1984 as the second single from the album. Oct 18, 2015 edith scob and alida valli in eyes without a face. A decade ago, hume writes as the books opening line, when i first arrived in ypsilanti, i kept my eyes open.
For loving what was you refrao les yeux sans visage eyes without a face. Oct 15, 20 georges franjus eyes without a face is for me the most chilling expression in cinema of our ancient preoccupation with the nature of identity. The firstperson narrative of eyes without a face tells its tale of a disintegrating love affair through a combination of jagged images im on a bus, on a psychedelic tripreading murder books, trying to stay hip and outbursts of pained emotion im all out of hopeone more bad break could bring a fall. The music by maurice jarr adds to the uneasy and creepy. Billy idol eyes without a face official music video.
There are images hereof terror, of gore, of inexplicable beautythat once seen are never forgotten. Deutsche ubersetzung des songtexts fur eyes without a face by billy idol. Marsheaux eyes without a face lyrics genius lyrics. Part horror film, part poetic fantasy, part surrealist nightmare, the film does not strictly adhere to any convention, but distills a dream logic all its own, and. French director georges franjus eyes without a face les yeux sans visage is an unsettling, sometimes poetic horror film. Brasseurs character is a plastic surgeon who is determined to perform a face transplant on his daughter, who was disfigured in an auto crash. Now, criterion takes things several notches beyond even that standard and gives us a satisfyingly filmlike transfer. Eyes without a face 1960 sharon knolle october 15, 2015.
Watch the video for eyes without a face from billy idols rebel yell for free, and see the. Below the video you can see some of the original drawings and. The film is unique in the history of french cinema. Billy idol eyes without a face full length version lyrics. I spend so much time believing all the lies to keep the dream alive now it makes me sad it makes me mad at truth for loving what was you les yeux sans visage eyes without a face les yeux sans visage eyes without a face les yeux sans. Apr 04, 2017 now i close my eyes and i wonder why i dont despise now all i can do is love what was once so alive and new but its gone from your eyes id better realise les yeux sans visage eyes without a face les yeux sans visage e eyes without a face les yeux sans visage eyes without a face got no human grace your eyes without a face. Em c such a human waste your eyes without a face \ and now its getting worse. We were in a region near the western border of pakistan and afghanistan, and surprisingly running through my mind was a. Rasanoff, occhi senza volto street date october 15, 20 39. Billy idol eyes without a face sheet music in e major. A region 2 release of eyes without a face was released april 21, 2008 by second sight films. Already, the video transfer was the best the film has ever received. Marsheaux is a greek synthpop duo, made up by marianthi melitsi vocals, synthesizers.
Genessier, an eminent paris surgeon, is obsessively engaged in. Im all out of hope one more bad break could bring a fall when im. Im all out of hope one more bad dream could bring a fall when im far from home dont call me on the phone to tell me youre alone its easy to deceive. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in e major. Eyes without a face features a collection of original art by jason edmiston based on 1. Holloway iii is a riveting emotional story of rape, prostitution, molestation, child abuse, incest, sexual abuse, family rejection, bullying, domestic violence, and finding peace. Eyes without a face, directed by the supremely talented georges franju, is rare in horror cinema for its odd mixture of the ghastly and the lyrical, and it has been a major. Ich bin total hoffnungslos eine weiterer schlechter traum konnte mich zu fall bringen. One of the most important genre bluray releases this year comes from criterion on october 15th in the form of georges franjus eyes without a face les yeux sans visage 1960. The show will be a unique experience showcasing 150 original pieces inspired by film, music, comics, video games, toys and more. Music video for voodoos version of billy idols eyes without a face.
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