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The nightmare world of a virgin's dreams becomes the screen's shocking reality!
The nightmare world of a virgin's dreams becomes the screen's shockin...
Drama, Horror, Thriller - 1965
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Beautiful young manicurist Carole suffers from androphobia (the pathological fear of interaction with men). When her sister and roommate, Helen, leaves their London flat to go on an Italian holiday with her married boyfriend, Carole withdraws into her apartment. She begins to experience frightful hallucinations, her fear gradually mutating into madness.
Director:
,
Roman Polanski
Cast:
,
Catherine Deneuve
,
Yvonne Furneaux
,
James Villiers
,
Renée Houston
,
Ian Hendry
,
Patrick Wymark
,
John Fraser
,
Valerie Taylor
,
Helen Fraser
,
Monica Merlin

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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
105 min
Release date:
1 Jun 1965
Country:
GB
Languages:
English
Budget:
$300,000
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award2 wins & 4 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Still perhaps Polanski's most perfectly realised film, a stunning portrait of the disintegration, mental and emotional, of a shy young Belgian girl (Deneuve) living in London.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
fresh:
The ordeal we and Polanski craved for Deneuve turned out to be just a sport, and we were the ball -- just as we'd hoped.
– Michael Atkinson,
Village Voice,
11 Apr 2006
fresh:
Deneuve, without much dialog, handles a very difficult chore with insight and tact.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
21 Sep 2007
fresh:
Roman Polanski's first film in English is still his scariest and most disturbing.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
21 Sep 2007
fresh:
Roman Polanski's first English-language film is still a creepy little horror masterpiece.
– Chris Nashawaty,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Jul 2009
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