Film1965105 min

Repulsion

Name: Repulsion
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Released: 1965
Duration: 105 min
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Ian Hendry, John Fraser, Yvonne Furneaux, Patrick Wymark

Taste attributes: dramahorrorthrillerslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricatesurrealgrittyenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsocial commentary

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"The nightmare world of a virgin's dreams becomes the screen's shocking reality!"

Boxlist takeAn intimate, unsavoury horror film: surreal and heavy. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: surreal · Look: balanced · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

7.5/10

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Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it

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Linearity: Surreal / non-linear, where this profile leans linear / logical

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Synopsis

Beautiful young manicurist Carole suffers from androphobia (the pathological fear of interaction with men). When her sister and roommate, Helen, leaves their London flat to go on an Italian holiday with her married boyfriend, Carole withdraws into her apartment. She begins to experience frightful hallucinations, her fear gradually mutating into madness.

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