Repulsion
A withdrawn young manicurist who lives with her sister sinks into deep depression. When her sister leaves for a vacation, she begins to hallucinate, which quickly devolves into homicidal mania.
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Released
- 1965
- Country
- United Kingdom
Details
Release year: 1965
Storyline
A withdrawn young manicurist who lives with her sister sinks into deep depression. When her sister leaves for a vacation, she begins to hallucinate, which quickly devolves into homicidal mania.
Top credits
Catherine Deneuve — Carol Ledoux
Ian Hendry — Michael
John Fraser — Colin
Yvonne Furneaux — Helen Ledoux
Awards
0 wins & 1 nomination
See all awards →Did you know
• Features the first depiction of female orgasm (sound only) to be passed by the British Board of Film Censors.
• This film, along with Rosemary's Baby (1968) and The Tenant (1976), forms a loose trilogy by Roman Polanski about the horrors of apartment/city dwelling.
• In his autobiography, Roman Polanski admitted that he and co-writer Gérard Brach came up with the film so as to have a commercial success which would then help them fund the making of Cul-de-sac (1966), a much more personal project for them.
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Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
