Repulsion
Roman Polanski, Repulsion (film still), 1965. 105 min., black & white, sound.
Repulsion
Directed by Roman Polanski
Catherine Deneuve stars as Carol, a fragile, frigid young beauty cracking up in her London flat when left alone by her vacationing sister. She is soon haunted by specters real and imagined, and her insanity grows to a violent, hysterical pitch. Thanks to its disturbing detail and Polanski’s adeptness at turning claustrophobic space into an emotional minefield, Repulsion is a surreal, mind-bending odyssey into personal horror, and it remains one of cinema’s most shocking psychological thrillers. – Criterion
1965| R | 1h 45 min.
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