Repulsion (1965)
Director
Roman Polanski
Main cast
Catherine Deneuve; Ian Hendry; John Fraser; Yvonne Furneaux; Helen Fraser
Genres
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Description
In Roman Polanski's first English-language film, 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.
Roman Polanski
Main cast
Catherine Deneuve; Ian Hendry; John Fraser; Yvonne Furneaux; Helen Fraser
Genres
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Description
In Roman Polanski's first English-language film, 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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