Overview
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.
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DirectorRoman Polanski
WriterRoman Polanski, Gérard Brach
Cast
Catherine Deneuve
Carol Ledoux
Ian Hendry
Michael
John Fraser
Colin
Yvonne Furneaux
Hélène Ledoux
Patrick Wymark
le propriétaire
Renée Houston
Mme Balch
Valerie Taylor
Mme Denise
James Villiers
John
Helen Fraser
Brigitte
Monica Merlin
Mme Rendesham
Hugh Futcher
Reggie
Imogen Graham
Manicurist
Mike Pratt
Workman
Roman Polanski
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Keywords
london, englandschizophreniapost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)hallucinationrentlonelinessblack and whitepsychosispsychological horror
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Revenue
$3M
TMDb Votes
1,102
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026