Saw this when I was 7

And boy...it took me forever to track this down. I've never forgotten this film and the disturbing nature of it, but never remembered the name or the actors. Oddly, I watched it with my mother, father, brother, and aunt. I guess they imagined the kids in the room would forget the content of the movie. Not only would I not easily forget, but I would think of the fragments of this movie reoccurringly throughout my life: The fake face mask, the scene where his lover turns into another woman while in bed, the deformity, the rampage at the end with the shooting (that stayed with me the most) and suicide. I finally found it today and watched it again after nearly 20 years. now that my comprehension is a bit sharper being an adult, I am so pleased to see this was a beautiful piece of film, not just foreign shock value like I always thought it was. Some might not even feel this film is all that disturbing. I can see why now. It's a well crafted movie about raw human experience and a spiral of the mind. It also has great reviews to back it up and even a remake, which also did well.

There really is no point to this post other than to acknowledge that this film might not be popular, but it's a powerhouse that stayed with me my whole life and I can say this was the root of my interest in film as a whole.

Everyone should watch it.