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Eyes of Laura Mars

Eyes of Laura Mars

Mystery · Thriller · Horror · 1978

A famous fashion photographer develops a disturbing ability to see through the eyes of a serial killer.

Movie details

Eyes of Laura Mars

“She saw life through the camera’s eye. Then suddenly she saw death.”

1978 Mystery · Thriller · Horror 1h 44m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

5.8 / 10

Community rating

A famous fashion photographer develops a disturbing ability to see through the eyes of a serial killer.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Eyes of Laura Mars?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Irvin Kershner

Written by

David Zelag Goodman · John Carpenter

Faye Dunaway

Faye Dunaway

Laura Mars

Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones

John Neville

Brad Dourif

Brad Dourif

Tommy Ludlow

René Auberjonois

René Auberjonois

Donald Phelps

Raúl Juliá

Raúl Juliá

Michael Reisler

Darlanne Fluegel

Darlanne Fluegel

Lulu

Michael Tucker

Michael Tucker

Bert

Court is in session

Put Eyes of Laura Mars on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.