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Repulsion

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. [+]
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United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The Guardian
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 StatesUnited States
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
"A creepy little horror masterpiece" POS
United StatesUnited States
Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader
"Roman Polanski's first film in English is still his scariest and most disturbing"  POS
United StatesUnited States
SFGATE
SFGATE
"Polanski draws a frightening performance from Deneuve (...) Repulsion is a frightening, fiercely entertaining experience"  POS
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