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Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780767807708
Format: Black & White, Original recording reissued, NTSC
ISBN: 0767807707
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release Date: April 21, 1998
Running Time: 105 minutes
Sales Rank: 27418
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: October 03, 1965
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com essential video:
Roman Polanski was still a newcomer to the world of cinema when he unleashed this unforgettable exercise in skin-crawling terror. Repulsion was the Polish director's first film in English, but that hardly mattered: much of the movie is as wordless (and as weird) as the silent Nosferatu. The young Catherine Deneuve plays a Belgian girl stranded in '60s London, a shy beauty with no social skills. When her sister leaves their shared flat, Deneuve goes gradually, quietly, completely mad. Her world becomes Polanski's paintbox, as the devilish director distorts reality via a series of surrealistic touches (grasping hands that protrude from elastic walls) and out-and-out murderous horror. Very few films cast the kind of eerie spell that this 1965 classic achieves, and it clearly points the way toward Polanski's Rosemary's Baby. As with most of the director's work, what is unsettling is not the overt violence, but the terrifying sense of emptiness and isolation, and the boiling unease inside one's own mind. --Robert Horton
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - I hope I am seriously missing something!
Having been a fan of Rosemary's Baby and Bitter Moon and generally enjoying art- and non-mainstream movies I bought Repulsion with some anticipation. The raving reviews and promises this was one of the most shocking movies of all time only heightened my expectations.
The movie is shot in black and white which is no problem and sometimes even enhances the experience but the fact the movie 90% of the time was so dark that you were squinting your eyes to make sure you were not missing ... Read More
Rating:  - Very creepy
Even on her good days, Carol lives on the edge of sanity; she stares endlessly at sidewalks cracks, feels things crawling on her body, and doesn't respond to people. And when her sister leaves her alone for two weeks, Carol loses her grip on reality completely.
Roman Polanski's first English language film is almost a silent movie with just a bit of dialogue. The action is mostly in Carol's mind as she sees, hears, and feels things that go bump in the night, fears many have felt at ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent Film
I really do understand why a lot of people don't like this movie. I really feel sorry for them, however. This is a very slow movie that rides it's suspense. The acting was excellent, Catherine Deneuve makes you want to grab her and scream what the hell is wrong with you. There is very little action or dialogue which might be a putoff for some people, personally, I was gripped throughout the whole movie. But this movie is certainly not for everyone. It was one of Polanski's first movies, and ... Read More
Rating: - REVIEW of Region 1 & 4 Latin America release
I read the Repulsion DVD comparison/review between the region 1 and region 2 releases on dvdbeaver.com. Region 1 being just unacceptable quality and region 2 suffering from artificial contrast boosts as well as a DTS track that makes you turn down the sound at parts. I was seriously considering buying the criterion laser disc for $100 due to my loyalty in wanting to see the film as closely as possible to the way Mr. Polanski intended. I then saw the Latin America release (region 1 and 4) and decided ... Read More
Rating:  - Great film, poor DVD
I am only rating this three stars because this particular DVD is of such poor quality. If you have a multi-region player I would recommend buying the region 2 version of this film (available here and on Amazon UK) - I have seen both versions and the picture quality on the region 2 version is far superior. Other than that - Repulsion is a gem. Polanski at his finest. Cannot recommend this movie enough. Agreed on the calls for a Criterion Collection release!
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