Repulsion (1965)

[Dementeleus]

Discuss.

[luna]

horror-like psychological thriller of sexual repression and depression. polanski is very good again.

 

A-

[ThatMovieGuy]

Polanski was great at Horror, this and Rosemary's baby still gives me the chills, just thinking about the scene near the ending when she gets that unexpected visitor, this film was truly creepy in it's own little way. Love the film.

[Goffe]

It is saved by Polanski usual excellent direction 60/100

How can anyone call this a horror film? it's quite suspenseful, yes, but nothing more than that.

Edited September 28, 2014 by Goffe R Swanson

[Dementeleus]

It is saved by Polanski usual excellent direction 60/100

How can anyone call this a horror film? it's quite suspenseful, yes, but nothing more than that.

It's psychological horror.

[Jake Gittes]

I much prefer Rosemary's Baby to this for one simple reason - Mia Farrow actually has a big character arc and is a much more active and vivid character, whereas Deneuve is hopelessly lost and disturbed almost from the beginning, and watching her quickly gets tedious. She doesn't feel like a person, and I don't care about her. Polanski makes the film as atmospheric and unsettling as he possibly can, and the final shot is chilling, but Repulsion is the only one of his acclaimed films of that period that didn't stay with me.