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That's the way to watch this movie. I had heard a lot about this film ("a young woman's descent into madness...") and woke up about 2 am to watch it from my bed, alone. Big mistake! It is almost unbearably slow at first, yet still fascinating, largely for the unique technical aspects of the film. We feel trapped and alone in this little apartment. Silence, or just the ticking of a clock, the buzzing of flies, nothing happens...it really starts making you nervous and sort of anxious. But be sure, some of the scenes nearly made me jump out of my bed, and left me with goose-bumps. The episode with the loathsome landlord is very creepy. I loved the dead rabbit, which slowly decays over the course of the film, like the young woman's mind... This is really a beautiful piece of film-making and very disturbing. SPOILER ALERT! The following comments are intended for people who have already seen "Repulsion" If you have not seen the movie then please do not read any further. During the closing scene of the film, the camera lingers on a family portrait, finally zooming in on the young girls face. She seems to be glaring at a man in the picture, presumably her father. Am I reading too much into this, or does this suggest that she was molested as a child?
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godmonster 15 October 2000
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