The Face of Another

movie

movie poster for The Face of Another

It’s always lonely being free.

Released July 15, 1966

Overview

A businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality and causing him to question his identity.

Reviews

Rating: 7/10

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badelf:

This is difficult because I expected to like this movie much more than I did. There is a lot of creativity in it, starting with the premise itself. The photography and sometimes other-wordly sets also impressed me. What disappointed me was the absence of a communicated clear vision. At the end, I didn't know what I had seen or how I felt about it. I wasn't sure if the story was about mask & identity, or about cultural monster labels and prejudice, or about the aftermath of Nagasaki/Hiroshima bombing, or about love and the lack of it.

1/13/2024