Repulsion
Rated NR
105 minutes
2013
In Roman Polanski's first English-language film, beautiful young manicurist Carole (Catherine Deneuve) suffers from androphobia (the pathological fear of interaction with men). When her sister and roommate, Helen (Yvonne Furneaux), leaves their London flat to go on an Italian holiday with her married boyfriend (Ian Hendry), Carole withdraws into her apartment. She begins to experience frightful hallucinations, her fear gradually mutating into madness.
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Film Credits
Director: Roman Polanski
Producer: Gene Gutowski, Michael Klinger, Robert Sterne, Tony Tenser and Sam Waynberg
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Yvonne Furneaux, Ian Hendry, John Fraser, Patrick Wymark, James Villiers, Renee Houston, Helen Fraser, Valerie Taylor, Hugh Futcher, Mike Pratt, Monica Merlin, Imogen Graham and Roman Polanski