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  • Eyes Without A Face (1960)
    Review preview for Eyes Without A Face

    Franju is carefully slicing along the line where the concrete rigours of modern science intersect with the abstractions of youth, beauty and ephemerality.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    A surgeon abducts girls - attempting to transplant their faces on to that of his disfigured daughter.
  • Oedipus Rex (1967)
    Review preview for Oedipus Rex

    If Oedipus Rex is a challenging film for those used to more conventional aesthetic approaches this is thus with good reason and, in many respects, the entire point.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 4 out of 5
    Pasolini's reworking of the tale of Oedipus. Out to own as part of the box set.
  • Senso (1954)
    Review preview for Senso

    Though first impressions may hint towards a simple matinee romance, Senso is subversive in the extreme.

    Merlin Harries · 4 out of 5
    Self-destructive period romance.
  • Suspiria (1977)
    Review preview for Suspiria

    Those who doubt the artistic potential of the horror genre should be nailed down and made to watch this.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    A young ballet dancer uncovers a sinister conspiracy in this masterpiece of surrealist horror.
  • The Third Man (1949)
    Review preview for The Third Man

    Lime is one of the cinema’s greatest baddies.

    Robert Munro · 5 out of 5
    A man searching for his missing friend in post-war Vienna uncovers a ruthless conspiracy.

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