I always enjoyed Polanski's The Tenant, and just saw Repulsion for the first time. By far, this is a better and even more disturbing film.
If you like conventional Hollywood plot-driven movies, Freddy Krueger-type horror, then of course you will be terribly disappointed. But if that's your thing, why on earth would you even take a look at something like this? If you like classic European 60s movies, innovative/influential movies, film history, and truly creepy, disturbing movies full of tension and atmosphere, this one's right up your alley.
Catherine Deneuve is fantastic in this film, and there are so many memorable scenes and images. Great B&W cinematography. Great score by Chico Hamilton. Great use of incidental music and sound effects. Nightmarish depiction of a shabby 60s European apartment deteriorating by the minute, difficulty discerning what is real and what is some delusion of the character's, open to interpretation, etc.
A terrifying, stylized and stylish portrayal of a young woman's descent into madness. A creative, haunting and unconventional movie. Definitely a keeper, and not for sheeple drones!
If you like conventional Hollywood plot-driven movies, Freddy Krueger-type horror, then of course you will be terribly disappointed. But if that's your thing, why on earth would you even take a look at something like this? If you like classic European 60s movies, innovative/influential movies, film history, and truly creepy, disturbing movies full of tension and atmosphere, this one's right up your alley.
Catherine Deneuve is fantastic in this film, and there are so many memorable scenes and images. Great B&W cinematography. Great score by Chico Hamilton. Great use of incidental music and sound effects. Nightmarish depiction of a shabby 60s European apartment deteriorating by the minute, difficulty discerning what is real and what is some delusion of the character's, open to interpretation, etc.
A terrifying, stylized and stylish portrayal of a young woman's descent into madness. A creative, haunting and unconventional movie. Definitely a keeper, and not for sheeple drones!