Review of Repulsion (1965) by Greg P — 08 Feb 2008

I kind of consider this to be a female version of "Eraserhead', because it features a socially and sexually confused misfit, who spirals into a descension of madness. Unfortunately, I can't say I enjoy it as much because it is less fascinating and more boring, primarily because I can't intimately relate to the main character.

The plot, as little as there is, shows us the depressing world of a young woman, whose anxieties escalate when she's left with only her thoughts and fears while isolated in her sister's apartment.

A droning claustraphobia pervades over her as her "repulsion" towards men drives her to the point of murder. There is little dialogue here, and it relies on a mundane atmosphere, and to me, the movie just becomes quite redundant in it's paranoia.

Untraditional and pretty interesting, but a bit of a let-down in my opinion.