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A Balasaur Score of 83 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 96%, Metacritic 91/100. Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 88% of the 761 1960s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Beautiful young manicurist Carole suffers from androphobia (the pathological fear of interaction with men). When her sister and roommate, Helen, leaves their London flat to go on an Italian holiday with her married boyfriend, Carole withdraws into her apartment. She begins to experience frightful hallucinations, her fear gradually mutating into madness.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Metacritic91/100
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
1,135 audience votes
Key crew
- Roman PolanskiDirector
- Roman PolanskiScreenplay
- Gérard BrachScreenplay
- Chico HamiltonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Catherine DeneuveCarol Ledoux
- Ian HendryMichael
- John FraserColin
- Yvonne FurneauxHélène Ledoux
- Patrick Wymarkle propriétaire
- Renée HoustonMme Balch
- Valerie TaylorMme Denise
- James VilliersJohn
- Helen FraserBrigitte
- Monica MerlinMme Rendesham
- Hugh FutcherReggie
- Imogen GrahamManicurist
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Themes
london, englandschizophreniapost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)hallucinationrentlonelinessblack and whitepsychosispsychological horror
The Best Movies of 1965
Repulsion is #4 of 60
