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Repulsion
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.
1965 · Directed by Roman Polanski · 105 min · Drama · Thriller · Horror · 16 frames
Tagline
The nightmare world of a virgin's dreams becomes the screen's shocking reality!
Crew
- Screenplay: Roman Polanski, Gérard Brach
- Cinematography: Gilbert Taylor
- Edited by: Alastair McIntyre
- Music: Chico Hamilton
- Produced by: Gene Gutowski
Cast
- Catherine Deneuve as Carol Ledoux
- Ian Hendry as Michael
- John Fraser as Colin
- Yvonne Furneaux as Hélène Ledoux
- Patrick Wymark as le propriétaire
- Renée Houston as Mme Balch
- Valerie Taylor as Mme Denise
- James Villiers as John
- Helen Fraser as Brigitte
- Monica Merlin as Mme Rendesham
Production
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Studios: Compton Films, Tekli British Productions
- Budget: $300,000
- Box office: $3,100,000
- Themes: london, england, schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), hallucination, rent, loneliness, black and white, psychosis, psychological horror
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