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Repulsion

Turkish title: Tiksinti

“The nightmare world of a virgin's dreams becomes the screen's shocking reality!”

1965 · 1 h 45 min
Directed by Roman Polanski
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Cast

Catherine Deneuve Ian Hendry John Fraser

Credits

Written by: Roman Polanski

Plot

A shy young woman left alone in a London flat descends into paranoia and violence.

Sinekatalog’s take

Roman Polanski's psychological horror charts a woman's mental unravelling in a London flat. Catherine Deneuve is chilling, and the film's cracks, hands and sounds create claustrophobic dread.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (61,994 votes)
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