Review of Eyes Without a Face (1960) by Patryk C — 08 Oct 2012

Disturbing, distressing, and utterly abhorrent in its core material, Eyes Without a Face comes as a rather distinct mediation on the possibilities of hazardous surgical operations. Moreover, it's also an insightful look at one father's obsession and his unscrupulous attempts at reviving his only daughter, through the delicate process of face transplantation.

Although it possesses a depressing, sombre atmosphere, its visual side corresponds to a subtle poetic feel attach to the film. Eyes Without a Face is definitely not a horror movie as some may claim, but it's a thrilling encounter with the psychological side of the filmmaking scene.

Still, there is one scene that may disgust the audience greatly. Goeroges Franju created a motion picture that will have a huge influence on the genre films in the future.