Repulsion (1965 film)

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Repulsion (1965 film) is a 1965 British psychological horror film directed by Roman Polanski that follows a young woman’s descent into madness while left alone in her sister’s London flat.

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instanceOf British film ⓘ
film ⓘ
psychological horror film ⓘ
castMember Catherine Deneuve ⓘ
Ian Hendry ⓘ
John Fraser ⓘ
Yvonne Furneaux ⓘ
certificate X (original UK release) ⓘ
characterNationality Belgian (Carole) ⓘ
cinematographer Gilbert Taylor ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticalReception acclaimed ⓘ
director Roman Polanski ⓘ
distributor Columbia Pictures ⓘ
editor Alastair McIntyre ⓘ
filmFormat black-and-white ⓘ
filmingLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
followedBy Rosemary’s Baby ⓘ
linked to: Rosemary's Baby

The Tenant ⓘ
genre drama film ⓘ
psychological horror ⓘ
thriller film ⓘ
includedIn lists of greatest horror films ⓘ
language English ⓘ
leadActorForCharacter Carole Catherine Deneuve ⓘ
leadCharacter Carole ⓘ
mainCharacterTrait madness ⓘ
musicBy Chico Hamilton ⓘ
narrativeFocus a young Belgian woman living in London ⓘ
notableFor subjective depiction of psychosis ⓘ
use of sound design to convey mental breakdown ⓘ
originalLanguageTitle Repulsion ⓘ
partOf Roman Polanski apartment trilogy ⓘ
plotSummary A young woman experiences a mental breakdown while left alone in her sister’s London flat. ⓘ
producer Gene Gutowski ⓘ
productionCompany Compton Films ⓘ
releaseDateCountry 3 June 1965, United Kingdom ⓘ
releaseYear 1965 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 105 ⓘ
screenwriter Gérard Brach ⓘ
Roman Polanski ⓘ
settingCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
settingLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
starred Catherine Deneuve ⓘ
theme isolation ⓘ
psychological deterioration ⓘ
sexual repression ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting 1960s ⓘ

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