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UK 1965

Carol, a young girl living in Sixties' London, is repelled, yet fascinated, by men. Her radiant beauty attracts the opposite sex, but she shrinks from their advances. Her days are spent in an intensely feminine atmosphere: working in a beauty salon, and clinging to her sister Helen for love.

But, as she incarcerates herself in her sinister, shadowy flat, men begin to invade her dreams night and day, mixing her terror with delight as bizarre hallucinations take hold of her mind. The walls start to crack, literally, before the eyes. Finally, racked and depraved through her delirium, she is left with only one instinct towards the men who invade her life - that of a killer...

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Theatrical Release: June 1965, Berlin Film Festival

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DVD Comparison:

Koch Vision (Cinema Sirens) OOP - Region 0 - NTSC vs. *Anchor Bay - Region 2 - PAL

*DVD release, which is available as a single disc, or as part of a Roman Polanski Collection boxset.

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(Koch Vision - Region 0 - NTSC - LEFT vs. Anchor Bay - Region 0 - PAL - RIGHT)

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Distribution	Koch Vision Home Entertainment Region 0 - NTSC	Anchor Bay Region 2 - PAL
Runtime	1:42:08	1:40:03 (4% PAL speedup)
Video	1.33:1 Cropped Average Bitrate: 5.57 mb/s NTSC 704x480 29.97 f/s	1.78:1 Original Aspect Ratio 16X9 enhanced Average Bitrate: 6.65 PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s
	NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
Bitrate: Koch
Bitrate: Anchor Bay
Audio	English Dolby Digital 2.0	English Dolby Digital 2.0 English Dolby Digital 5.1 English DTS
Subtitles	None	None
Features	Release Information: Studio: Koch Vision Entertainment Aspect Ratio: Widescreen anamorphic - 1.33:1 Edition Details: • None DVD Release Date: Unknown Keep Case Chapters 9	Release Information: Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment Aspect Ratio: Widescreen anamorphic - 2.20:1 Edition Details: • Optional DTS Audio • Optional Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio • Audio Commentary with Roman Polanski and Catherine Deneuve • A British Horror Film - An all-new featurette (23:46) • Theatrical Trailer (2:40) • Original Script Extracts • Original Drawings by Art Director Seamus Flannery • Eye and Brain (audio) by Professor Richard Gregory • Liner Notes • Talent Bios • Poster and Stills Gallery • Collector's Booklet (with Criterion-like essays for all three films) DVD Release Date: August 25th, 2003 Keep Case Chapters 18
Other versions: There is a French and Japanese DVD of this film available
	French	Japanese

Comments:

The following review is for the new Anchor Bay release:

PICTURE: The picture suffers from print damage and negative scratches, but you can live with them. There are two minor problems.

The picture is slightly out of focus. It disturbs a little, but the picture itself has many variations on the black color and are rich.

The other problem is that ANCHOR BAY has used some kind of data program to enhance the sharpness and contrasts. For me the program functions like there was some kind of field (veil, or draperies) between the viewer and the film. It disturbs me a lot. In the 23 min documentary there are some clips from the film without the data program. They look much better. out of

The inside world of CAROLE in the apartment are quite dark, but it functions very well to the contrast of the light subjective street pictures.

SOUND:

The mono sound (on the menu page 2.0 stereo) is narrow, as it was from a film made in 1940'. The only option is the DTS track. The re-mix is made with prestige, the dialog is only on the center speaker, and the music and some minor effects are on the other speakers. Still, why couldn't they make a precious mono mix instead! out of

THE FILM:

It's hard to believe that this film is soon 40 years old. It looks very modern and very skillful directed. A masterpiece.

When I told for a friend that I am going to view REPULSION he told, that do you remember that the film starts with an eye. He suggested that the film (as in The Death and the Maiden) can be understand as adream / nightmare, and it's upon the viewer what to believe. In factthe film could be a impression of a girl that has experienced incest... out of

- Per-Olof Strandberg

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