Repulsion |
OVERVIEW
Carol is a young manicurist from Belgium living in a London apartment with her sister Helen. Carol suffers from the condition
of androphobia (the fear of men) and finds interacting or even the mentionioning of males repulsive. It is suggested that
the reason for her condition lies with suffering some sort of childhood trauma.
When Helen goes on vacation with her boyfriend, Carol is forced to withdraw deeper inside herself. What was once a simple phobia now becomes an overwhelming psychosis. She suffers from hallucinations and even an imaginary attacker. When someone comes to the apartment, they do not get the welcome they bargained for.
Repulsion (1965)
DIRECTOR
Roman Polanski
CAST
Catherine Deneuve -- Carole
Ian Hendry -- Michael
John Fraser -- Colin
Yvonne Furneaux -- Helen
Patrick Wymark -- Landlord
Renee Houston -- Miss Balch
Valerie Taylor -- Madame Denise
James Villiers -- John
Helen Fraser -- Bridget
Hugh Futcher -- Reggie
Monica Merlin -- Mrs. Rendlesham
Imogen Graham -- Manicurist
Mike Pratt -- Workman