Repulsion
1965 · 105 MIN · DRAMA / THRILLER / HORROR
TMDB:7.4 (1,105 votes)
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.
DIRECTED BY:Roman Polanski
WRITTEN BY:David Stone, Gérard Brach, Roman Polanski
STARRING:Catherine Deneuve, Ian Hendry, John Fraser, Yvonne Furneaux, Patrick Wymark
STUDIO:Compton Films, Tekli British Productions
shelf notes: black and white · hallucination · london · england · loneliness · post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) · psychological horror · psychosis · rent · schizophrenia