Review of Repulsion

My first viewing, but wow! This film takes visual storytelling to a whole new level! And the use of sound is extraordinary, whether it's doorbells ringing, phones ringing, flies buzzing or knives slashing and since there's a limited amount of actual music they become the soundtrack. It's a tough watch as there are plenty of vile images (the skinned rabbit which is just left to be devoured by the flies for example) and I think there is one rape scene too many, but it's a film I definitely need to see again to gather my thoughts - I wasn't all that keen on the final third, but that could have been the coffee I'd just drank kicking in, I don't know. The cast are great, I think Ian Hendry is an underappreciated actor even if his part isn't all that big in this film, Catherine Deneuve does a great job, right down to the nervous twitch that her character has, but I think my favourite performance was from Yvonne Furneaux. Love the cut where Hendry takes a run to break down the door and Deneuve 'bounces' off it. The final shots of the photograph were quite disturbing also. A bloody well made film.