Repulsion 05/16 Blu-ray (Rental)

Roman Polanski followed up his international breakthrough Knife in the Water with this controversial, chilling tale of psychosis. Catherine Deneuve is Carol, a fragile, frigid young beauty cracking up in her London flat when left alone by her vacationing sister. She is soon haunted by specters real and imagined, and her insanity grows to a violent, hysterical pitch. Thanks to its disturbing detail and Polanski’s adeptness at turning claustrophobic space into an emotional minefield, Repulsion is a surreal, mind-bending odyssey into personal horror, and it remains one of cinema’s most shocking psychological thrillers. DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New, restored high-definition digital transfer, approved by director Roman Polanski, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack Audio commentary featuring Polanski and actress Catherine Deneuve A British Horror Film (2003), a documentary on the making of Repulsion, featuring interviews with Polanski, producer Gene Gutowski, and cinematographer Gil Taylor, among others A 1964 television documentary filmed on the set of Repulsion, with rare footage of Polanski and Deneuve at work Original theatrical trailers English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: A new essay by film scholar and curator Bill Horrigan