History Film / Repulsion

* AssholeVictim: It's pretty hard to feel that sorry for the landlord, who was more than happy to try to take advantage of an obviously fragile Carol and exploit his position of power to try to get her into bed.

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''Repulsion'' is a 1965 British psychological horror film directed by Creator/RomanPolanski, based on a scenario by Gérard Brach and Roman Polanski. It was Polanski's first English language film, and was filmed in Britain, as such being his second film made outside Poland. It is also the first film in his so-called "Apartment Trilogy" (followed by ''Film/RosemarysBaby'' and ''Film/TheTenant'').

* Leitmotif: the rabbit

* CrankyLandlord: The landlord (who else?). In addition to being cranky, he's also a creep who tries to force himself on Carol.

* EyeOpen: Starts with A tight closeup of Carol's eye as the entire opening credits roll by.

* GainaxEnding: What the hell happened to Carol at the end? Is she dead, or just in some kind of a coma?

* OneWordTitle: ''Repulsion''
* PietaPlagiarism: When she's knocked out due to whatever, one of the other tenants picks her up. Though it's more of a BridalCarry.

* HatesBeingTouched: Carol flinches and shrinks from even the most innocent touch. A kiss is enough to send her running through traffic to get away. The exception is her sister Helen, who can touch Carol without fear.

* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Although Helen is sometimes impatient with her sister, she's the only person Carol trusts; notably, she's the only person who Carol is comfortable being touched by. Her presence keeps Carol (barely) functional, and a week-long absence is enough to send Carol completely off the deep end.

* HatesBeingTouched: Carol flinches and shrinks from even the most innocent touch. A kiss is enough to send her running through traffic to get away.

* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Helen doesn't seem particularly loving or supportive, but her presence keeps Carol (barely) functional, and it only takes about a week without Helen to cause Carol to become totally delusional and homicidal.

* QuieterThanSilence: Carol almost ''never'' speaks, so when she's alone in the house, this is natural. But special mention has to go to the [[{{ImagineSpot}} Imagine Spot]]s where a man breaks into her room and assaults her. All we hear in those scenes is a clock ticking... and it's '''''[[NightmareFuel terrifying]]'''''.

* DoggedNiceGuy: Really nastily subverted with Colin.

Creator/CatherineDeneuve stars as Carol, a young Belgian manicurist who lives in London with her sister Helen. Carol seems generally nervous and fearful, particularly of men. When Helen decides to go on a holiday to Italy with her married boyfriend, Carol is left home alone for a few days. [[MindScrew It doesn't turn out to be a very pleasant experience]].

* {{Fingore}}

* TheImmodestOrgasm: One of the first things that disturbs Carol's obviously already fragile mental state is the sound of a woman moaning in orgasm from the upstairs apartment.

Creator/CatherineDeneuve stars as Carol, a young Belgian manicurist who lives in London with her sister Helen. When Helen decides to go on a holiday to Italy with her married boyfriend, Carol is left home alone for a few days. [[MindScrew It doesn't turn out to be a very pleasant experience]].

* MirrorScare: The first sign that Carol is more than just shy and high-strung.

* QuieterThanSilence: Carol almost ''never'' speaks, so when she's alone in the house, this is natural. But special mention has to go to the [[spoiler: [[{{ImagineSpot}} Imagine Spot]]s where a man breaks into her room and assaults her.]] All we hear in those scenes is a clock ticking... and it's '''''[[NightmareFuel terrifying]]'''''.

* RapeLeadsToInsanity: It's strongly implied, in the final shot, that [[spoiler: Carol's mental problems stem from having been raped as a girl by a male relative or family friend]].
* SanitySlippage: The whole plot of the film.

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* GainaxEnding: [[spoiler: What the hell happened to Carol at the end? Is she dead, or just in some kind of a coma?]]
** [[spoiler: That would probably be from not eating much of anything for a straight week, ''including'' a rabbit. Starvation or dehydration, take your pick. The real question is why she was sleeping under the bed, among other things...]]

* RapeLeadsToInsanity: It's strongly implied, in the final shot, that [[spoiler: Carol's mental problems stem from being raped as a girl by a male relative or family friend]].

Catherine Deneuve stars as Carol, a young Belgian manicurist who lives in London with her sister Helen. When Helen decides to go on a holiday to Italy with her married boyfriend, Carol is left home alone for a few days. [[MindScrew It doesn't turn out to be a very pleasant experience]].

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'''''Repulsion''''' is a 1965 British psychological horror film directed by Creator/RomanPolanski, based on a scenario by Gérard Brach and Roman Polanski. It was Polanski's first English language film, and was filmed in Britain, as such being his second film made outside Poland. It is also the first film in his so-called "Apartment Trilogy" (followed by ''Film/RosemarysBaby'' and ''Film/TheTenant'').

* GoMadFromTheIsolation: Carol, apparently much quicker than most people.

'''''Repulsion''''' is a 1965 British psychological horror film directed by Creator/RomanPolanski, based on a scenario by Gérard Brach and Roman Polanski. It was Polanski's first English language film, and was filmed in Britain, as such being his second film made outside Poland. It is also the first film in his so-called "apartment trilogy" (followed by ''Film/RosemarysBaby'' and ''Film/TheTenant'').

'''''Repulsion''''' is a 1965 British psychological horror film directed by Creator/RomanPolanski, based on a scenario by Gérard Brach and Roman Polanski. It was Polanski's first English language film, and was filmed in Britain, as such being his second film made outside Poland. It's also the first film in his so-called "apartment trilogy" (followed by ''Film/RosemarysBaby'' and ''Film/TheTenant'').