Review of Repulsion (1965) by Arianeta L — 13 Nov 2009
Roman Polanski's disturbing film was such a critical and public success that it quickly established itself as a classic. The chilling feeling of incipient madness has seldom been realised with such skill and imagination and many of its more famous hallucinatory scenes have been imitated since.
As Carole, the girl whose revulsion for men leads her along the corridors of lunacy to the flashpoint of violence, Catherine Deneuve shows all the agony of a tormented mind in her eyes. Intriguingly, it features the first depiction of female orgasm (sound only) to be passed by the British Board of Film Censors.
This review of Repulsion (1965) was written by Arianeta L on 13 Nov 2009.
Repulsion has generally received very positive reviews.
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