the first real film from a director who go on to do a lot of interest work in the 1970 and 80 before his tragic death by drown in 1986. an avowed homage to eye without a face and the film unquestionably create it own atmosphere and go in a very different direction from it more famous model . mulot film have great cinematography and an interesting script construction and a very melancholic mood that mark it out from most low budget shocker of the period . although not a costume piece a such and it be probably closer to the classic mill of the stone woman than to franju film . the acting and direction be of a uniformly high standard . anny duperey and philip lemaire impart real depth to their characterization and it great to see euro legend howard vernon once again . the film be sell a a mixture of sex and horror and the sex be provide by a bevy of stun euro babe include valerie boisgel and michele perello who go on to feature in morgane et ses nymphes before disappear into the hinterland of porn . well worth more than a passing look for any fan of classy euro horror and this one have probably improve with age and repays repeat viewing .