Review of Repulsion (1965) by Robert O — 13 Aug 2007

Catherine Deneuve is hot. Oh, and the movie is awesome too.

This review of Repulsion (1965) was written by Robert O on 13 Aug 2007.

Repulsion has generally received very positive reviews.

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