Repulsion (1965)

In the pulsating heart of London, a fragile Belgian manicurist, Carol Ledoux, lives a life shrouded in a unique sensitivity. Sharing her humble abode with her worldly older sister, Helen, Carol's existence often feels like navigating through a bewildering fog, her voice rarely rising above a whisper. Helen's boyfriend, Michael, frequently invades their shared space, amplifying Carol's discomfort, which seems less about the man himself and more a reflection of her deep-seated aversion towards all men. This aversion, coupled with an obsessive attention to imperfections like cracks, paint a vivid picture of a troubled mind teetering on the edge of sanity. Surrounded by the ceaseless hum of the city, Carol's life spirals into an echoing silence when Helen and Michael depart for a vacation in Italy, leaving her alone in their claustrophobic apartment. It's within these confined walls that her solitude becomes a hypnotic waltz, spiraling her further into the abyss of her obsessions. As her mental state begins to deteriorate, her world transforms into a frightening labyrinth, where real and imagined fears blend into a terrifying tableau. While the advances from Colin, a man genuinely infatuated with her, could have offered her a lifeline, Carol perceives him as another threat, an embodiment of the carnal desires she finds repulsive. Faced with these ever-mounting anxieties, her reality shifts into a series of bizarre hallucinations and alarming sexual fantasies, all culminating in her spiraling descent into madness. As her once ordinary apartment morphs into a horrifying chamber of distorted reality, Carol grapples with the haunting echoes of her unraveling psyche. With her mind ensnared in a relentless battle with her fears, will anyone be able to penetrate the labyrinth of her despair and rescue Carol Ledoux from the clutches of her own mind?

Repulsion is a drama movie featuring Catherine Deneuve.

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