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Repulsion

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Original title

Repulsion

Year

1965

Running time

105 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

Roman Polanski

Screenwriter

Gérard Brach, Roman Polanski

Cast

Music

Chico Hamilton

Cinematography

Gilbert Taylor (B&W)

Producer

Columbia Pictures, Compton Films

Genre

Horror. Thriller. Drama | Psychological Drama. Surrealism

Movie Groups

Apartment Trilogy

Synopsis

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.

Rankings Position

#29 Best Horror Movies
#52 Best British Movies
#94 Best Thrillers in the history of film

Awards: 1965: BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best British Cinematography (B&W)

1965: Berlin Film Festival: Silver Bear - Extraordinary Jury Prize, FIPRESCI Prize

1965: New York Film Critics Circle: Nom. for Best Director & Best Actress (Deneuve)

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Critics' reviews

"A creepy little horror masterpiece"

Chris Nashawaty: Entertainment Weekly
"Roman Polanski's first film in English is still his scariest and most disturbing"

Jonathan Rosenbaum: Chicago Reader
"Polanski draws a frightening performance from Deneuve (...) Repulsion is a frightening, fiercely entertaining experience"

Edward Guthmann: SFGATE
"There can't be many other films which so plausibly show an entire, warped world created from a single point of view"

Peter Bradshaw: The Guardian

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Ranking Lists Position

60 My Favorite British & Irish Movies (41)
94 My Favorite Horror Movies (167)

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