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Repulsion

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From the liner notes

Repulsion, starring the incomparable Catherine Deneuve, was director Roman Polanski's first movie filmed in English. It chronicles the descent into schizophrenia of a sexually confused, isolated young woman named Carol who works at a beauty parlor and shares an apartment with her sister Helen (Yvonne Furneaux). One day Helen and her boyfriend, Michael (Ian Hendry), go off on vacation together and Carol is left alone in the empty apartment, where the only sounds are the constant ticking of a clock, faucets dripping, and the invasive ringing of a telephone. Extremely paranoid, Carol refuses to let anyone in and never leaves the building herself, in effect breaking off all contact with the outside world. In this claustrophobic environment, she begins to lose her grip on reality, suffering from hallucinations of being attacked by a phantom rapist and hands reaching out from the walls to grab her. Highly acclaimed and extremely gripping, Polanski's disturbing film can be seen as a prelude to his later work in the field of psychological horror: Rosemary's Baby and, especially, The Tenant.

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"An all-time chiller." – Mike Clark, USA Today
Won the Silver Bear Award at the 1965 Berlin Film Festival
The Coen brothers cited Repulsion and The Tenant as having influenced their own Barton Fink, which won the Palme D'Or at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. The jury that year was headed by Roman Polanski.

Review

An eerie, kaleidoscope profile of a troubled young girl, imprisoned by her sexual fears and splintered by her shattered psyche. When her sister leaves her alone for the weekend, she is thrust into a world of mental deterioration and hallucinatory nightmares. Polanski directs a profoundly moving performance by Deneuve as the demure manicurist plagued by frightening visions.

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Studio : Criterion

Languages: English Mono (Primary)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85, Widescreen
Features:
Digitally remastered: New, restored high-definition digital transfer, approved by director Roman Polanski
Audio commentary: Audio commentary featuring Polanski and actress Catherine Deneuve
Featurette: A British Horror Film (2003), a documentary on the making of Repulsion, featuring interviews with Polanski, producer Gene Gutowski, and cinematographer Gil Taylor, among others
Documentaries: A 1964 television documentary filmed on the set of Repulsion, with rare footage of Polanski and Deneuve at work
Booklet: Original theatrical trailers