I loved when Tom Six shared colored images from his Human Centipede sequel as it gave a unique look at what the film may have been like had it now been black and white. The same can be said for Nicolas Pesce’s must-see The Eyes of My Mother, a hauntingly beautiful and shockingly film that our own Fred Topel raved about, calling it “disturbed and twisted.”
The film, which features a breakout performance from newcomer Kika Magalhaes, fuses classic horror ingredients with gothic black-and-white imagery. But what if it were released in color? Just as stunning, although we’re gauging just a handful of shots instead of actual scenes. The below photos, including the ones in black and white, are from the behind-the-scenes special features gallery on the home video release on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD on March 7 from Magnolia Home Entertainment under the Magnet Label.
The Eyes of My Mother was included as one of the best horror movies of the year, making my own personal top 10.
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“In their secluded farmhouse, a mother, formerly a surgeon in Portugal, teaches her daughter, Francisca, to understand anatomy and be unfazed by death. One afternoon, a mysterious visitor shatters the idyll of Francisca’s family life, deeply traumatizing the young girl, but also awakening unique curiosities. Though she clings to her increasingly reticent father, Francisca’s loneliness and scarred nature converge years later when her longing to connect with the world around her takes on a dark form. Shot in crisp black and white, the haunting visual compositions evoke its protagonist’s isolation and illuminate her deeply unbalanced worldview. Genre-inflected, but so strikingly unique as to defy categorization, writer/director Nicolas Pesce’s feature debut allows only an elliptical presence in Francisca’s world, guiding our imaginations to follow her into peculiar, secret places.”
