# Eyes Without a Face (1960)

> A remorse-stricken surgeon abducts women for grotesque face-transplant experiments in an austere, haunting study of guilt and identity.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/19651

## Facts

- Runtime: 84 min
- Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Director: Georges Franju
- Cast: Pierre Brasseur, Alida Valli, Édith Scob, Juliette Mayniel, Alexandre Rignault, Béatrice Altariba, Charles Blavette, Michel Etcheverry
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053459/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: eerie, melancholic, foreboding, classic horror night, arthouse horror viewing

## Synopsis

A haunting tale of obsession and desperation unfolds as a father goes to horrific lengths to restore his daughter's beauty.

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- [The Fly (1958)](https://ember.film/movie/6722)
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- [Don't Look Back (2009)](https://ember.film/movie/11413)
- [The Face of Another (1966)](https://ember.film/movie/18147)
- [The Eyes of My Mother (2016)](https://ember.film/movie/243154)
- [Curse of the Fly (1965)](https://ember.film/movie/23974)
- [The Old Gun (1975)](https://ember.film/movie/2186)
- [Le Corbeau (1943)](https://ember.film/movie/17867)
- [It Happened in Broad Daylight (1958)](https://ember.film/movie/697)
- [Blind Beast (1969)](https://ember.film/movie/16512)

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