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Release Date:
3 October 1965 (USA)
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Tagline:
From the Award-Winning "Knife In the Water" more
Plot:
Left alone when her sister goes on vacation, a sexually repressed young beauty goes insane with surreal fantasies of seduction and rape. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.
Another 2 wins
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1 nomination
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NewsDesk:
(54 articles)
Interview: Director Ti West on ‘The House of the Devil’ at Chicago International Film Festival
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 15 October 2009, 12:46 PM, PDT)
This Is Not a Link Round Up
(From FilmExperience. 5 October 2009, 8:09 PM, PDT)
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 15 October 2009, 12:46 PM, PDT)
This Is Not a Link Round Up
(From FilmExperience. 5 October 2009, 8:09 PM, PDT)
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Genuinely Scary
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Catherine Deneuve | ... | Carole |
 | Ian Hendry | ... | Michael |
| John Fraser | ... | Colin |
| Yvonne Furneaux | ... | Helen |
| Patrick Wymark | ... | Landlord |
| Renee Houston | ... | Miss Balch |
| Valerie Taylor | ... | Madame Denise |
| James Villiers | ... | John |
| Helen Fraser | ... | Bridget |
| Hugh Futcher | ... | Reggie |
| Monica Merlin | ... | Mrs. Rendlesham |
| Imogen Graham | ... | Manicurist |
| Mike Pratt | ... | Workman |
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Runtime:
105 min
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1.66 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Singapore:PG |
Finland:(Banned) (1965) (uncut) |
Finland:K-16 (1993) (uncut) |
Finland:K-18 (1965) (cut) |
UK:15 (2004) |
Hungary:16 |
Iceland:16 |
UK:15 (theatrical re-release) |
South Korea:18 |
Portugal:M/16 |
Australia:M |
Norway:16 (original rating) |
Norway:18 (video rating) |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 (video rating) (1984) |
UK:X (original rating) |
USA:Unrated
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Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 25 Most Dangerous Movies".
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Continuity: The position between shots of the telephone and the envelope when Carole picks up the rabbit and goes to answer the phone.
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Quotes:
Hélène Ledoux:
Why did you throw Michael's things away?
Carole Ledoux: They don't belong there.
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Carole Ledoux: They don't belong there.
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Referenced in Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
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"Repulsion" is a great example of how to make a truly scary movie: The trick is not to fill the screen with monsters or indestructible serial killers, it is to portray fear in a way that will be familiar to the audience. It is clear from early on in the film that the lead character, Carol, played brilliantly by an extremely young-looking Catherine Deneuve, is not exactly normal. When her sister leaves her alone in their shared London apartment for a few days, however, the things that scare Carol are the sorts of things that have scared a lot of people spending the night alone, such as hearing (imagined) footsteps in the hallway and the like. Of course, while normal people get a brief fright from such a thing, Carol descends into a madness of hallucinations. The movie is seen almost entirely from her point of view, using techniques borrowed by later directors such as Darren Aronofsky for his movie, "Pi", which gives the entire movie a claustrophobic feeling that enhances the impact of Carol's hallucinations.
There are no doubt people who would like to explicate this film as an exploration of sexual repression or the like, and perhaps they are indeed hitting the mark in doing so, but this film works brilliantly as pure cinema, with no metaphoric subtext needed.
Overall Rating: 4 stars (out of 4), or 9 (out of 10)