Faces of Death 4K 1978 Ultra HD 2160p

The film consists of a mix of documentary footage and reenactments. It realistically explores various aspects of death and contains shocking documentary footage of unnatural deaths and mutilated bodies. The film begins with a scene of open-heart surgery and a scene in a morgue, where the bodies of the deceased are shown and the autopsy process is depicted. This is followed by scenes of bullfighting and dogfighting, the lives of South American and African tribes, and the slaughter of animals at a slaughterhouse. It features accidentally captured footage of a political assassination, a suicide, and a police special operation with a tragic outcome. This is followed by the execution of a criminal sentenced to death in a gas chamber, an execution by electric chair, and a beheading in an Arab country. In the middle of the film, there is extensive footage shot in a forensic morgue, where the bodies of those who died violent deaths are kept and where examinations of these bodies are conducted. This is followed by numerous scenes featuring the corpses of people who died under various circumstances, footage of a recorded suicide, and other similar scenes.

User Review

Not too long ago, I happened to hear about this movie—or rather, the entire series. “The film realistically explores various aspects of death and contains shocking documentary footage of unnatural deaths and mutilated bodies.” You have to admit, it’s a pretty wild idea, right? And I immediately wanted to check it out.

To be honest, I didn’t quite get all that mess with its sequels and titles; I just downloaded a few movies and skimmed through the rest online. Obviously, I didn’t watch them all the way through—I just skipped through certain parts. And to be honest: I was shocked.

I can’t call myself a fearless person or a daredevil, but horror movies don’t scare me at all. The thing is, during the scariest moments, I find it wildly funny when I start imagining the filming process behind that scene. I get that the whole crew is just cracking up after the takes are done. I get what the makeup artists, composers, and cameraman are doing. So, I never actually get scared—it’s usually just funny. But this is different. Even though many people say that half the scenes are staged, I personally felt uneasy. Especially during a scene—I think it was in the fourth episode—with some guys who were being pierced with strange objects, and they danced for a while before dropping dead. There are, of course, moments that make you laugh, especially with the paratrooper falling into a crocodile, or the sapper who gets blown up by a mine. But overall, it’s a very heavy film.

Speaking of the film. Is it even a film? Well, the first part at least has a semblance of a plot—after all, a pathologist narrates everything there. But it’s very hard to call it a feature film; there’s very little “art” in it. So it’s more of a documentary. But there’s a catch here too (I also recalled a very violent scene), because there are no actual documentary footage clips. There are just moments, but they’re taken from who knows where; you have to figure everything out for yourself, so it’s definitely not a documentary. It’s more like experimental cinema. The soundtrack is present in all parts. Gloomy and depressing, it fits the film perfectly.

Conclusion: This is a very strange example of experimental cinema. An incredibly heavy film that leaves a very bad aftertaste. I’m unlikely to recommend it to anyone. Except maybe to people obsessed with horror movies, sexually preoccupied, or who think death is funny (see “Happy Tree Friends”). The scariest movie I’ve seen at this stage of my life. Although it’s a bit early for me to watch it at my age, it’s definitely necessary, because it confirms one great idea: “Cherish life while you’re still alive; later it will be too late.”

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Codec: HEVC / H.265 (73.9 Mb/s)
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1

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#English: FLAC 1.0

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