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Repulsion

7.4/10

Rating

105 min

Runtime

1965

Release Year

Roman Polanski

Director

Cast

Catherine Deneuve, Ian Hendry, John Fraser, Yvonne Furneaux, Patrick Wymark

Quick Synopsis

Carole, a young and attractive manicurist living in London, struggles with androphobia, an intense fear of interacting with men. When her sister and roommate, Helen, leaves their shared apartment to travel to Italy with her married boyfriend, Carole is left alone. Isolated in the flat, she starts to retreat from reality, experiencing disturbing hallucinations that reflect her growing fear and anxiety. Over time, her mental state deteriorates as her phobia deepens into a form of madness.

Detailed Synopsis of Repulsion

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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