Repulsion
12,624
Horror. Thriller. Drama
A Belgian girl, Carol, works as a manicurist at a London beauty salon. While having lunch, a good looking young man, Colin, spots her and makes a date for another evening. She shares a flat with her sister Helen. Her sister's married lover, Michael, brings out her dislike of men which she cannot explain to Colin. Michael takes Helen abroad for a holiday. Left alone in their flat, Carol's moments of catalepsy and hallucination increase and deepen into madness. [+]
Author | Review | ||
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United Kingdom | The Guardian | "There can't be many other films which so plausibly show an entire, warped world created from a single point of view" | POS |
United States | Entertainment Weekly | "A creepy little horror masterpiece" | POS |
United States | Chicago Reader | "Roman Polanski's first film in English is still his scariest and most disturbing" | POS |
United States | SFGATE | "Polanski draws a frightening performance from Deneuve (...) Repulsion is a frightening, fiercely entertaining experience" | POS |
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