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Repulsion (1965)

Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Helen Fraser Director: Roman Polanski Rating: Unrated Format: DVD
3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (112 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Catherine Deneuve, Helen Fraser, John Fraser, Yvonne Furneaux, Hugh Futcher
  • Directors: Roman Polanski
  • Format: NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Rating: Unrated
  • Studio: ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMS INC.
  • DVD Release Date: February 8, 2005
  • Run Time: 105 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (112 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0007GAG42
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #28,746 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Roman Polanski was still a newcomer to the world of cinema when he unleashed this unforgettable exercise in skin-crawling terror. Repulsion was the Polish director's first film in English, but that hardly mattered: much of the movie is as wordless (and as weird) as the silent Nosferatu. The young Catherine Deneuve plays a Belgian girl stranded in '60s London, a shy beauty with no social skills. When her sister leaves their shared flat, Deneuve goes gradually, quietly, completely mad. Her world becomes Polanski's paintbox, as the devilish director distorts reality via a series of surrealistic touches (grasping hands that protrude from elastic walls) and out-and-out murderous horror. Very few films cast the kind of eerie spell that this 1965 classic achieves, and it clearly points the way toward Polanski's Rosemary's Baby. As with most of the director's work, what is unsettling is not the overt violence, but the terrifying sense of emptiness and isolation, and the boiling unease inside one's own mind. --Robert Horton

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63 of 66 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Movie is great - This DVD release is HORRIBLE, March 13, 2006
By M. Williamson (Burbank, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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Don't buy this. Seriously. Someone is bound to release a better version. This is PAN AND SCAN, cropped at 1:33, and seems to be transferred from some sort of used tape...Like a 3/4 inch VHS. There are visible tape flutters and wrinkles throughout the film. And no it's NOT the print. The film is fine. It's the transfer. cheap, cheap, cheap.

The compression is abysmal (notice the obvious scan lines on the titles) and the sound is piss poor. How is it possible this is the only way this film is available in the US? Disgraceful.
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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars WARNING: POSITIVELY DISGRACEFUL EDITION OF A 5-STAR FILM!!!, February 16, 2006
By Steev Proteus "Mr. Steev" (nowhere in particular) - See all my reviews
I just wanted to write this review and warn people to save their money. My friend bought this DVD (thank god it wasn't me!) and we were both disappointed to see that it was a horrible print, badly transferred. This DVD is disgraceful, but the movie itself gets 5 stars, of course. Just thought I'd let you know: AVOID THIS INCREDIBLY LOUSY DVD OF POLANSKI'S CLASSIC FILM AT ALL COSTS!!! If you decide to go against my advice and buy it, well... I tried to warn you! I don't usually write reviews of DVDs, preferring instead to focus on the film in question, but this was one instance where I felt it would be unfair not to say "Caveat emptor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" If you have a region-free DVD player, get the Anchor Bay UK version (available through amazon.co.uk) for a much nicer edition.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible DVD release, June 9, 2005
This film deserves 5 stars, and that's what I give it. The region 1 DVD for this film is horrible. It's pan and scan (fullscreen, 1.33:1) and has poor quality. The film was shot in 1.75:1, not 1.33:1! I wish it was available in widescreen with a remastered picture. As I said: 5 stars for the movie, 1 star for the DVD.
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4.0 out of 5 stars nighty night, rabbit.
I'm sorry to be a little sexist in this review, but Repulsion is scarier to view when you're a woman. Read more
Published 1 day ago by Cia Cia

5.0 out of 5 stars IT should be noted
that all the negative reviews-ie reviews previous to say July 15, 2009 (review copies) should be disregarded-those are for the POS edition
July 28 Criterion are releasing... Read more
Published 3 days ago by Mark C.

4.0 out of 5 stars this film was okay
it wasnt the best
i didnt like the character carol she was so boring ,idk what was wrong with her she had zero personality her sister helen in the movie was gorgeous but... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Angie

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally!
I'm jumping the gun here, but given Criterion's record for superior releases I'm confident this movie will finally have justice served with a great copy. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Greg Horn

1.0 out of 5 stars Cures insomnia, at least ...
Boring with a capital B. A coma patient could've played the lead role. Deneuve's character has the personality of a fencepost. Nothing happens, and you fall asleep. FAIL. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Just A. Listener

1.0 out of 5 stars cover art
I am disappointed with Criterion's artwork for this. A real lack of effort, if you ask me.
I can picture numerous stills from the movie that would've served excellent duty... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Paul Beauparlant

5.0 out of 5 stars ROMAN POLANSKI'S CLASSIC SHOCKER.....
Finally, Roman Polanski's classic 1965 shocker is coming to DVD through Criterion . There have been inferior copies around for years, but it appears the wait for a proper edition... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mark Norvell

1.0 out of 5 stars I hope I am seriously missing something!
Having been a fan of Rosemary's Baby and Bitter Moon and generally enjoying art- and non-mainstream movies I bought Repulsion with some anticipation. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Morten Lokkegaard

5.0 out of 5 stars Very creepy
Even on her good days, Carol lives on the edge of sanity; she stares endlessly at sidewalks cracks, feels things crawling on her body, and doesn't respond to people. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Kona

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Film
I really do understand why a lot of people don't like this movie. I really feel sorry for them, however. This is a very slow movie that rides it's suspense. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Daniel J. Shatz

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