Repulsion

Repulsion, a 1965  directed and written by Roman Polanski. Catherine Deneuve plays a young and beautiful women called Carole trapped and afraid of making a commitment to anything of a sexual nature.
Carole shares a flat with her elder sister Helen within the city of London. Carole's dislike in men is enhanced by Helens lover, Michael, who potrays himself as a womeniser. Although very beautiful, Carole is very reserved and has no interest in having a relationship or men to be specific. Carole begins to feel un-easy when she finds out her sister Helen is going away for a few days, leaving her home alone. This repulsion of sexuality can be seen in the movie as an attractive young admirer of Carole seems to be trying to win her over, but his attempts are a complete failure as she pushes him away.

The image above shows the pair on a date. Actually Carole having a meal until she is interupted by her admirer, Colin. As you can see, Carole seems to be looking towards the table, ignoring the fact she has company. A little further on through the movie, Colin kisses Carole which drives her into a crazed frenzy were she scrubs her face and teeth trying to erase any trace of Colin. 

When her sister takes the trip to Italy with her lover, Carole finds herself losing her job after shortly losing her mind. She is tormented by wild fantasies. Unfit, she barricades herself within the appartment, were her state of mind causes her to become even more cautious than ever.
Her admirer proves to be as persistant as ever, Carole rejects his calls which provokes him into coming round to the flat. Her hallusinations are worse than ever. She is able to see the cracks in the walls appearing before her eyes, she is a wreck.

This scene is after Carole murders Colin. She funs through the block of flats running from the cracks. She is pulled into the wall by hands which appear to be grabbing her in a sexual nature, her worst fear.

When I watched this film, one of the things I had noticed was how strange the flat was.
The flat is very silent and creepy. Within the four walls of the  flat are alot of superstitious objects which play a part in her life. Most of the objects are reflective, you see Carole looking into the mirror alot through out the film. Their is also a scene were she looks into the kettle, fixated onto that very object.

One of the cruelest scenes towards the very end of the movie is knowing that Carole's fate isn't going to be a good one. In the last scene, Helen and Michael arrive home and find the most horrific of scenes. It is after this when Michael carrys Carole out of the flat that we presume that he is taking her to the police or to a mental hospital.

I must say, after watching his film from start to finish, I can honestly say I have never been more afraid of beautiful women. To think that anyone could be capable of this makes me cautious and creeped out. The scary thing about this movie is that it could have been real, their are people in the world like Carole.