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Synopsis: In London, Belgian immigrant Carol Ledoux shares an apartment with her older sister Helen, and works as a manicurist at a beauty salon. Helen uses the word "sensitive" to describe Carol's overall demeanor, which is almost like she walks around in a daze, rarely speaking up about anything. When she does speak up, it generally is about something against one of those few issues on which she obsesses, such as Helen's boyfriend Michael's invasion of her space at the apartment. That specific issue may be more about men in general than just Michael's actions, as witnessed by Carol being agitated by hearing Helen and Michael's lovemaking, and she not being able to rebuff the advances effectively of a male suitor, Colin, who is infatuated with her. One of those other obsessive issues is noticing cracks and always wanting to fix them. While Helen and Michael leave on a vacation to Pisa, Italy, Carol chooses largely to lock herself in the apartment, ditching work. There, she is almost hypnotized
Director(s): Roman Polanski
Production: Royal Films International
  Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.8
Metacritic:
91
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
NOT RATED
Year:
1965
105 min
2,121 Views


And I was the only mug who

tried to prevent them. I

ought to have my head examined.

I wouldn't have minded seeing it.

Feel free, anytime.

I ended up

with my coat torn, my

shirt covered with blood,

if you like that sort of thing,

I'll introduce you to my cousin.

- She's a black belt.

- Black belt?

How did you get on?

- What?

(What's your cousin like?)

- How did you get on

with little Miss Muffet?

(She sounds fun.)

- When?

- Well I thought you were

taking her out to dinner?

(Y-your cousin, what's she like?)

- Is that the right time?

- No, sir.

Oh come on, fill us in

with the gripping details.

The gripping details are that

she had dinner with her sister.

Well maybe you should

try the sister?

Are you playing hard to get?

I've been waiting over an hour.

W-what for?

Well not for Christmas.

We made a date, remember?

We're having supper tonight!

I-I forgot.

Well next time you forget,

maybe you'll let me know.

It's not that, but...

Are you all right?

You look...I don't know...you

look sort of, sort of funny?

I don't feel...

I mean...

I don't know...

Oh well anyway come on. Now

I've found you, let's go and

eat something, I'm starving.

...But, it's too late.

Have-have you been

fired or something?

All right, come on.

I'll take you home.

- Listen, Carol, I-I don't understand...

- Idiot!

For heaven's sake!

Carol!

Carol!

"Dane doing a little illegal

head outside the ring with a

neat head butt there by Larson

"and over to the corner with Ray

Hunter coming in after Stedman

the Giant,

"and Hunter hitting Stedman all

over the place

"and exchanging places with Larson

"and Larson again for Hunter and

now it's Hunter in against Stedman

"Hunter really throwing Stedman

around I don't know why he goes

out and now it's Larson in again..."

Darling?

What is it?

Don't you feel well?

Oh, I know you don't

want me to go away, but...

Hello?

Hello?

Hello!

Hello!

Why did you throw

Michael's things away?

- Why'd you do it?

- I don't like them there.

It's got absolutely

nothing to do with you!

You silly little fool!

I've put the money for

the rent on the table.

Oh please, don't go.

Now please, don't forget to

give the money, otherwise we

shall both be out onto the street.

- Look, are you coming or aren't you?!

- Yes, yes. I'm coming.

Don't look so sad. The time

will pass very quickly.

Don't do anything

I wouldn't do.

Heh, heh; come on.

- You're killing me!

- Sorry, Miss Walsh.

- There's only...

- Good morning!

Good morning!

There's only one way

to deal with men,

that's treat them as if you

don't give a damn about them!

I told you all this before.

Still, I'm glad to see that you have

listened to me for just this once.

There's only one thing they want,

and I'll never know why they make

such a fuss about it, but they do.

And the more you make them beg

for it, the happier they are!

- He rang me up this morning.

- I said he would!

He was practically on his knees.

Well make sure he stays that way.

I wonder...

- I don't suppose it would do me

any harm if I had a little snack?

- What do you fancy?

They're all same, just like children.

They want to be spanked

and then given sweets.

Perhaps a...

- ...a little Danish pastry.

- Tsk tsk!

- And a cup of chocolate.

- Carol will order it for you.

Carol?

Stop dreaming!

You feeling all right, love?

Carol, what's the matter?

There's...nothing

you'd like to tell me?

I mean ah...

How do you feel now?

Still biting your nails, eh?

I think you'd better go home.

Would you like one of

the girls to go with you?

No, please.

I'll be all right.

Take a taxi, anyway.

- Uh, ask Millie to give you the money.

- Thank you.

Hello?

Hello?

Hello?

Hello, Carol?

This is Colin.

H-hello?

Carol! Carol,

it's me!

Carol!

Please answe...!

I'm running a business here

Carol, not a rest home.

You can't just disappear for 3 days.

Are you sure...?

I mean...you're not in any trouble?

No, I'm not.

I'm really...

But surely you could have phoned?

Well what is it?

Mrs. Shaw Taylor wants to see you.

All right. I'll be with you in a minute.

Carol, I can't help you if you

won't tell me what's the matter.

Well...

Hhh!

...well, one of my aunts

came to stay very suddenly...

Oh-h. I was back at work 2 days

after I had my first baby.

If you're going to vanish

every time a relative appears,

we might just as well

put up the shutters!

I'd better go see what

that old b*tch wants.

Now you get back to your

work; I'll talk to you later.

And Carol...

- do something about your hair.

- Yes, Madam.

Out!

I should have your luck

getting off early.

Come on, cheer up!

Don't look so miz!

You know, you really

don't look well...

Is it a man?

A man?

Well, I thought maybe that

smooth boy, what's his name,

was making you unhappy.

You know, the one I've seen you with.

Are you in love with him?

I'm not in love...with anyone.

Well, what were you up

to the last three days?

Nothing. I stayed at home.

Oh well! That's enough to

drive anyone up the wall!

You ought to go out. Go

to a movies, or something.

- Oh I'd love to!

- Well that's it then!

Do it!

We saw such a funny Chaplin

film at the Classic last night.

What was it called?

I thought I'd die laughing!

He was so hungry he wanted to eat his shoes.

- No!

- Yes!

He pretended the laces were spaghetti!

And there was this huge

great big fat man...

...who wanted to eat him!

- What?! Him?

- Yes!

He wanted to eat Charlie Chaplin.

He thought Charlie was a chicken.

- A chicken?

- Yes!

And the chicken walked

like Chaplin, too.

You know...

Roger laughed so much I

was quite ashamed of him.

You should see it though to cheer you up.

Still keeping her legs crossed?

It's getting you down, you know.

The old, old story...

Not till we're married, darling.

I wouldn't waste your money.

She seems a dead loss to me.

I mean, don't let her

being foreign fool you.

They're all the same these bloody

virgins, they just tease us, that's all.

She seems to have old Colin

nicely steamed up, though!

She gets a big thrill out of it.

You tell her; she'll soon strip off.

When I want your advice I'll ask for it.

Ah! I do believe the old lad's in love.

- What about that, then?

- Another good man gone.

I think your friends are

going to have to help you.

Why don't you, um...

take her over to Reggie's pad one evening?

Here, steady on, John!

Oh, Reg'll lay something

on, won't you Reggie?

Or on something.

I can see the scene now.

Sweet music, soft light, a

big jug of ice gin with um...

- orange or lemon on top of it.

- Oranges.

Tell her it's a fruit cup, and 3 of

the most eligible bachelors in London.

Here I'm getting excited already!

The end of the evening,

she'll be begging for it.

You'll soon be able to stop twitching.

- She'll weep with gratitude.

- Here, maybe we will too.

Maybe you want your face pushed in?

- Here, take your hands off me!

- Colin, for heaven's sake!

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Rajmund Roman Thierry Polański (born 18 August 1933) is a French-Polish film director, producer, writer, and actor. Since 1978, he has been a fugitive from the U.S. criminal justice system, having fled the country while awaiting sentencing for statutory rape. more…

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