Repulsion

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Repulsion is a 1965 psychological horror film directed by Roman Polanski, renowned for its disturbing portrayal of a young woman's mental breakdown and its influential use of claustrophobic, surreal imagery.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
psychological horror film
aspectRatio 1.66:1
award Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize
surface form: Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize
blackAndWhite true
cinematographyBy Gilbert Taylor
countryOfOrigin France
United Kingdom
director Roman Polanski
distributor Columbia Pictures
editedBy Alastair McIntyre
filmFormat 35 mm
filmingLocation London, England
surface form: London
followedBy Rosemary's Baby
surface form: Rosemary’s Baby

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genre drama film
horror film
psychological horror film
hasCertificate X (original UK rating)
hasTheme hallucination
isolation
paranoia
sexual repression
includedInList Sight & Sound critics' poll
surface form: Sight & Sound greatest films polls
mainCharacter Carol Ledoux
mainCharacterPortrayedBy Catherine Deneuve
musicBy Chico Hamilton
narrativeFocus young woman’s mental breakdown
notableFor claustrophobic imagery
subjective depiction of psychosis
surreal imagery
originalLanguage English
partOf Roman Polanski apartment trilogy
presentedAt 15th Berlin International Film Festival
producer Gene Gutowski
productionCompany Compton Films
Tekli British Productions
releaseDateUK 1965-06-01
releaseYear 1965
runtimeMinutes 105
screenwriter David Stone
Gérard Brach
Roman Polanski
settingLocation London, England
surface form: London
starring Catherine Deneuve
Ian Hendry
John Fraser
Yvonne Furneaux

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Roman Polanski notableWork Repulsion
Roman Polanski directed Repulsion
Gilbert Taylor notableWork Repulsion
Gilbert Taylor workedOn Repulsion
Catherine Deneuve notableWork Repulsion
Gérard Brach notableWork Repulsion