Repulsion

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Repulsion is a 1965 British psychological horror film directed by Roman Polanski, based on a scenario by Polanski and Gérard Brach. It was his first English language film, and was filmed in Britain, as such being his second film made outside Poland. The cast includes Catherine Deneuve, Ian Hendry, John Fraser and Yvonne Furneaux. Polanski himself makes a cameo as a spoon player among a trio of street buskers.

Carol Ledoux (Catherine Deneuve) is a young manicurist living in London, living with her sister and her married lover. Carol appears very shy, has several nervous tics, and doesn't react well to interacting with men. When the happy couple go on vacation and leave Carol alone, it's the beginning of an ever increasing spiral of madness and paranoia, as Carol little by little gets consumed by her repulsion towards both men and sexuality.

Tropes used in Repulsion include: