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i recently watched a french horror movie from the 1950s called "eyes without a face." it's directed by georges franju. it's really incredible though, i was taken by surprise.

the film is about a surgeon who gets in an auto accident with his beautiful daughter in the car, pretty much destroying her face. driven insane with guilt, he has his nurse kidnap young women and he removes the skin from their faces to try to restore his daughter's beauty. the daughter, in the meantime, wears a simple, pale mask that comes off as a terrifying image in the movie.

it's extremely eerie and atmospheric, complete with really weird circus-sounding music that plays during the creepiest parts.

anyway, it's definitely worth at least a rent (i'd actually buy it), although it can be hard to find (i got it off of blockbuster online). it's part of the criterion collection as well.