Repulsion
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• Black & White
• EP
• Original recording reissued
• NTSC
In Theaters : 03 October, 1965
Video Release : 23 May, 2000 |
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A most convincing portrait of a young woman's descent into madness...
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Despite Roman Polanski's rather colorful and scandalous private life, as a director he has given us some films that are as disturbing as they are thought-provoking. "Repulsion," starring Catherine Deneuve (once hailed as the "most beautiful woman in the world) in an utterly convincing performance, is one such film.
A psychological thriller that has achieved virtual cult-status over the years, "Repulsion" is the story of Carol, (Deneuve) a beautiful London manicurist who is repelled by sex and whose erotic and psychotic fixations lead her to insanity and murder.
For the viewer, words "riveting" and "unsettling" describe Carol descent into madness once her roommate-sister (Yvonne Furneaux) and her married boyfriend (Ian Hendry), depart for an extended holiday to Italy and leave her alone in the apartment.
Aside from some of Polanski's obvious visual metaphors; for example, "cracks" in the wall that get progressively larger and more defined symbolizing Carol's progressive dementia, the film offers some truly disturbing images. These include hands that reach through the wall and "grab" Carol as she stumbles down the hall to a scene of her singing while ironing without the iron plugged in.
The film boasts some outstanding performances all around including John Fraser ( El Cid) as Carol's unfortunate boyfriend and Patrick Wymark (The Power Game) as the landlord who makes the fatal mistake of making a pass at Carol when he attempts to pick up the rent at the apartment.
The murders too, are rendered with an almost simplistic brutality that are painful to watch even by today's technicolor HDTV standards. Polanski has convincingly protrayed the mind of a severely disturbed woman whose mental deterioration leads to psychosis, depravity, and sheer terror.
The film is not an enjoyable experience; nor should it be. It is a difficult movie to sit through and not be disturbed by it. In fact, it is a film that will leave you uneasy for days afterwards.
If you think Hitchcock's "Psycho" was the last word in edge-of-your-seat fear, think again. |
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