

Repulsion
1965 · Movie · 1h 45m · NR
DramaThrillerHorror
"The nightmare world of a virgin's dreams becomes the screen's shocking reality!"
Overview
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
IMDb
7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes
96%
Metacritic
91/100
Key crew
- Gérard BrachScreenplay
- Roman PolanskiScreenplay
- Roman PolanskiDirector
- 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
Stills
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Themes
london, englandschizophreniapost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)hallucinationrentlonelinessblack and whitepsychosispsychological horror











