Picture above: US Lobby Card – Ian Hendry and Catherine Deneuve

This is Part 3 of 3 articles paying tribute to the 50th anniversary of Repulsion (1965)

See also:
Part 1 – Repulsion 50th Anniversary Tribute
Part 2 – Repulsion 50th Anniversary Tribute

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Introduction

This article focuses of the marketing of the film – post-production – including the Cannes Film Festival, posters, press books, newspaper adverts and lobby cards.

Repulsion – Cannes Film Festival 1965

The premiere was held at the Cannes Film Festival in 1965 – and received wide critical acclaim. The pictures below were all taken during in Cannes during this period:

Picture: Catherine Deneuve and Roman Polanski

Picture: Catherine Deneuve, Roman Polanski and Gerard Brachs

Picture: Catherine Deneuve, Roman Polanski and Jean Luc Godard

Picture: Catherine Deneuve and her sister, Francois Dorleac

Picture: Catherine Deneuve and Roman Polanski

Picture: Catherine Deneuve and Roman Polanski

Posters

The posters below are from a number of countries in which the film was released. The Japanese version in particular is rare and quite sort after – fetching good money at auctions.

Poster: Italian version – Repulsion (1965)

Poster: French version – Repulsion (1965)

Poster: French version – Repulsion (1965)

Poster: US version – Repulsion (1965)

Poster: Spanish version – Repulsion (1965)

Poster: Japanese version – Repulsion (1965)

Poster: Japanese version – Repulsion (1965)

Poster: German version – Repulsion (1965)

Poster: Polish version – Repulsion (1965)

Press Books – Repulsion

Adverts – Repulsion

Lobby Cards (F.O.H. Front Of House)

Lobby cards or F.O.H. cards are – as the names suggests – small-sized images printed onto card for use in the foyer of the cinemas or in display cases outside.

Picture: English Lobby Card

The cards below are from the US – colourised versions of the black and white images:

Pictures: US Lobby Cards

Picture: Spanish Lobby Card

Reception

And finally, the ‘last word’ goes to some of the critical response to the film:

And that concludes our trilogy of articles commemorating the 50th anniversary of Repulsion!

Until next time,

Best wishes

Neil Hendry
Editor, Official Website of Ian Hendry

Further Reading

A detailed account of the life and work of Ian Hendry in the new biography:

Read:  ‘Send in the Clowns – The Yo Yo Life Of Ian Hendry’ by Gabriel Hershman