Roman Polanski followed up his international breakthrough Knife in the Water with this controversial, chilling tale of psychosis.
Catherine Deneuve is Carol, a fragile, frigid young beauty cracking up in her London flat when left alone by her vacationing sister. She is soon haunted by spectres real and imagined, and her insanity grows to a violent, hysterical pitch. Thanks to its disturbing detail and Polanski’s adeptness at turning claustrophobic space into an emotional minefield, Repulsion is a surreal, mind-bending odyssey into personal horror, and it remains one of cinema’s most shocking psychological thrillers.
Extras
Restored high-definition digital transfer, approved by director Roman Polanski, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
Audio commentary featuring Polanski and actor Catherine Deneuve
A British Horror Film (2003), a documentary on 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
PLUS: An essay by film scholar and curator Bill Horrigan
