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.
DVD Features
Keep Case Widescreen - 1.85 Audio: Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono - English Additional Release Material: Documentary: A British Horror Film - 2003 Behind the Scenes: Rare Set Footage - 1964 Audio Commentary: Roman Polanski, Director; Catherine Deneuve, Actor Trailers: Theatrical Trailer Text/Photo Galleries: Essay: Bill Horrigan, Film Scholar Additional Products: Booklet
The is Roman Polanski's second full length film, and the first in English. The Berlin Film festival recognized his genius early. He would go on to win an Oscar after six nominations, and win two... Read the whole review at MatchFlick
