Repulsion
Carol is a fragile, frigid young Belgian beauty cracking up over the course of a terrifying weekend. Left alone by her vacationing sister in their London flat, she finds herself haunted by specters, real and imagined, as her insanity grows to a violent pitch.
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Young women > England > London > Drama. Sisters > England > London > Drama. Belgians > England > London > Drama. Man-woman relationships > England > London > Drama. Mental illness > Drama. Psychoses > Drama. London (England) > Drama. |
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Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Horror films. Video recordings. Films de fiction. Drama. |
- ISBN: 9781604651768
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Physical Description
videodisc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([13] pages : illustrations ; 19 cm). - Edition Special ed. ; widescreen.
- Publisher [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2009]
- Copyright ©2009
Content descriptions
General Note: | Special features include: commentary by Polanski and Deneuve, British Horror Film (2003), a documentary about the making of Repulsion, Grand Écran (1964) French documentary filmed on set, theatrical trailers, essay by Bill Horrigan (in booklet). GMD: videodisc. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Special features: Audio commentary by Polanski and actress Catherine Deneuve -- British Horror Film (2003), a documentary about the making of Repulsion featuring interviews with Polanski, producer Gene Gutowski, and cinematographer Gilbert Taylor, among others -- A 1964 French television documentary filmed on the set of Repulsion, with rare footage of Polanski and Deneuve at work -- Original theatrical trailers -- Booklet featuring an essay "Eye of the storm" by film scholar and curator Bill Horrigan -- Language: English mono -- Subtitles: English SDH. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Gilbert Taylor ; editor, Alastair Mcintyre ; music composed and conducted by Chico Hamilton. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Catherine Deneuve, Yvonne Furneaux, Ian Hendry, John Fraser, Patrick Wymark, Renee Houston, Valerie Taylor, James Villiers. |
Original Version Note: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1965. |
System Details Note: | DVD ; NTSC region 1 ; Dolby Digital mono. |
Language Note: | English language soundtrack; English subtitles for the hearing impaired. |
Awards Note: | Berlin International Film Festival, FIPRESCI Prize, 1965. Berlin International Film Festival, Silver Berlin Bear: Special Prize of the Jury, 1965. |