Repulsion (1965)

My rating - 7.5/10

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Carol Ledoux is a young Belgian woman living in London with her sister. She works as a manicurist and is very withdrawn and shy. One day her sister goes on holiday leaving Carol alone and soon after she starts to hallucinate and slowly decends into depression, this eventually leads he down a dark hole of violence and murder.

Roman Polanski's psychological thriller is a stunning movie filled with amazing atmosphere and tension. Catherine Deneuve gives a wonderful performance as Carol and you really feel for her as she slowly decends into darkness and her mind starts to shatter. The rest of the cast are also very good but this is definitely Deneuve's show from start to finish. Even though it's over 60 years old (at the time of writting this) this movie still has the power to keep you on the edge of your seat, and being filmed in black and white really adds to the atmosphere. The films themes of mental illnesses including depression and paranoia were quite shocking back then, so much so that Premier magazine voted it one of the top 25 most dangerous movies ever made. These days it's rightly seen as a classic and is a must see for any horror/thriller movie fan.

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