Les Yeux sans visage

Les Yeux sans visage (1959): Here is a French view of what would appear to be the impending arrival of face transplants. Spends more time on the issue of facial surgery than did the more often cited but less pithy 'Face Off' starring Nicholas Cage etc. - Art Caplan

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