Faces do rosto: máscara e identidade em Les Yeux Sans Visage, de Georges Franju

Abstract

The face is the main part of the body through which we interact with others and the environment (COURTINE & HAROCHE, 1995). This article approaches the absence of the face in a particular instance and how, in its absence, various potential meanings unfold. From the analysis of the film Eyes without a face (Les Yeux Sans Visage, 1960), by Georges Franju, we intend to put forth a series of interpretations of what the phenomenon of facelessness could be, supported by three categories: face, mask and identity. These concepts are discussed in the works of authors such as Le Breton, Belting, Agamben, Deleuze and Guattari, each dealing with the face from different perspectives, as a means of communication and ambivalence.