Repulsion (1965) is a psychological thriller movie directed by noted director Roman Polanski. The movie gained critical acclamation for its narrative style and it is still considered as one the best movies under the thriller genre.
Plot:
Carol (Catherine Deneuve) is a young and good looking lady who works in nail salon in London has a strange phobia called androphobia. People who suffer from androphobia generally fear the presence of men; they avoid any sort of interaction with men. Carol is closely attached to her sister Helen (Yvonne Furneaux) and stays with her but hates her sister for her relationship with a married person. James Frazer as Colin comes as a boyfriend to Carol but finds it hard to cope with her because of her abnormal behaviour. Carol behaviour turns worse only when Helen and her boyfriend leave on a holiday to Italy. Her psychosis turns very bad and she totally withdraws herself from the real world. Frustrated by her behaviour Colin tries to call her upon in her house but she refuses to open the door, not knowing what to do Colin breaks open the door but eventually gets killed by her, she then dumps the body in the bathtub. While Carol’s hallucinations take a dead turn, the landlord of the house meets her only to get killed. Unaware of the all these happenings Carol’s sister reaches London with her boyfriend only to witness two dead bodies lying in her apartment, while her sister suffers from schizophrenia.
The movie was highly praised by the critics and was also nominated for several awards including BAFTA. Every character in the movie was neatly crafted and the performances of the actors were quite remarkable, especially that of Catherine Deneuve with her stunning looks delivered an unmatched performance and gained several accolades for her role.
