Repulsion
1965
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Synopsis
Beautiful young manicurist Carole suffers from androphobia (the pathological fear of interaction with men). When her sister and roommate, Helen, leaves their London flat to go on an Italian holiday with her married boyfriend, Carole withdraws into her apartment. She begins to experience frightful hallucinations, her fear gradually mutating into madness.
Key facts
Cast
Catherine Deneuve, Ian Hendry, John Fraser, Yvonne Furneaux, Patrick Wymark, Renée Houston, Valerie Taylor, James Villiers
Original language
English
First release
June 1, 1965 (Belgium)
Home video distributors
Video Dimensions (United States), Arena (Sweden), VideoRama (Sweden)
Awards
Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize
Setting
London
Crew
Screenplay
Gérard Brach, Roman Polanski, David Stone
Producer
Gene Gutowski
Cinematography
Gilbert Taylor
Editing
Alastair McIntyre
Music
Chico Hamilton
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- OffScreen Film Festival 2016 generic - driving-miss-crazy
- Trieste Science+Fiction Festival 2003 generic - Urania d'Argento: Dario Argento tribute
- Fantasy Filmfest 1988 generic - Liste der gezeigten Filme
Titles
| Original title | Répulsion | English |
| Alternate title | Avsky | |
| Alternate title | Repulsa ao Sexo | |
| Alternate title | Отвращение | |
| Alternate title | Odvratnost | |
| Alternate title | Hnus | |
| Alternate title | Chok | |
| Alternate title | Inho | |
| Alternate title | Ekel | |
| Alternate title | Αποστροφή | Greek |
| Alternate title | Iszonyat | |
| Alternate title | Enzejar | |
| Alternate title | 反撥 | |
| Alternate title | Pasibjaurejimas | |
| Alternate title | Avsporet | |
| Alternate title | Wstręt | |
| Alternate title | Repulsa | |
| Alternate title | Repulsie | |
| Alternate title | Одвратност | |
| Alternate title | Tiksinti | |
| Alternate title | Відраза | Ukrainian |
| Alternate title | Repulsione | |
| Alternate title | Repulsió |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | Arena (cat. no. Arena 2100) | Sweden |
| VHS | Video Dimensions | United States, clamshell |
| VHS | VideoRama | Sweden |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Belgium | June 1, 1965 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | June 1, 1965 |
| Theatrical | Norway | June 1, 1965 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | June 1, 1965 |
| Theatrical | Germany | July 6, 1965 |
| Theatrical | Denmark | July 13, 1965 |
| Theatrical | Japan | August 18, 1965 |
| Theatrical | United States | October 2, 1965 |
| Theatrical | Finland | November 5, 1965 |
| Theatrical | France | January 7, 1966 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | February 3, 1966 |
| Theatrical | Italy | July 3, 1966 |
| Theatrical | Ireland | October 21, 1966 |
| Streaming | France | April 29, 2016 |
| Streaming | France | January 10, 2022 |
| Theatrical | Greece | August 18, 2022 |
| Classification | Germany | 16 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 18 |
Versions & editions
| Original version (English) | ||
| Home video | United Kingdom | May 1, 2004 |
| Home video | Netherlands | October 6, 2005 |
| Home video | Greece | November 2, 2005 |
| Home video | France | October 26, 2006 |
| Home video | France | April 17, 2012 |
| Home video VHS | United States | |
| Home video VHS | Sweden | Arena 2100 |
| Home video VHS | Sweden |
Full credits
| Director | Roman Polanski |
| Cast | Catherine Deneuve (Carol Ledoux), Ian Hendry (Michael), John Fraser (Colin), Yvonne Furneaux (Hélène Ledoux), Patrick Wymark (le propriétaire), Renée Houston (Mme Balch), Valerie Taylor (Mme Denise), James Villiers (John), Helen Fraser (Brigitte), Monica Merlin (Mme Rendesham), Hugh Futcher (Reggie), Imogen Graham (Manicurist), Mike Pratt (Workman), Roman Polanski (Spoon Player) |
| Screenplay | Gérard Brach, Roman Polanski, David Stone |
| Producer | Gene Gutowski |
| Executive producer | Michael Klinger, Sam Waynberg, Tony Tenser |
| Cinematography | Gilbert Taylor |
| Editing | Alastair McIntyre |
| Music | Chico Hamilton |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
