Les yeux sans visage (aka Eyes Without A Face) (1960)
This can be touted, arguably, to be one of the most realistic and bizarre horror movies ever made. The viewer will feel both revolted and fascinated alike, while the images of the 89 minutes roll by. And at the end of it all, he will leave feeling surreal and nightmarish, cajoling himself thinking that it was "just a movie." Yet, the memories stay on...and linger in the thoughts...
The plot is a mix of sympathetic love and grotesque mutilation. In one moment, it leaves a huge horrific impact on the mind, and in the next, it touches the heart softly and tenderly. The direction is sheer brilliance personified, and the lighting and cinematography remain as one of the best that the movie screen will ever share with its viewers. Anyone who hasnt seen
Eyes Without a Face yet, needs to watch it. I promise you one thing...you wont forget it...ever! -
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Otesanek (aka Little Otik) (2000)
The literal story here is very simple in nature. Woman wants baby. Woman can't have baby. Husband, trying to soothe her lamentation, brings her a substitute object to cheer her spirits.
Based on a German fairytale, the plot of the movie explores the supposed deeply ingrained primal instinct of females to be maternal and the unhealthy obsessive attachment they can have to a placebo, whether it be pets or an inanimate object. In this case, it's a tree stump.
The real story here, of course, is the brilliant surrealist stop animation by director
Jan Svankmajer. His combination of live acting and what most to be considered a lost art weave a fantastic cinema experience for all to see. The original tale, like most older childrens stories, has a dark side unto itself.
Svankmajer brings it all to life in front of you, intermingling black comedy and fantasy to make a charming little film that is refreshing and unique. -
The Flayed One
Lord of Illusions
L'orrible segreto del Dr. Hichcock (aka The Horrible Dr. Hichcock) (1962)
L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo (aka The Bird with the Crystal Plumage) (1970)
