In 1977,Polanski was convictedby a United States court of drugging and assaulting a 13-year-old girl.
Before he could be sentenced, he fled to Europe.
An experienced screenwriter, Brach was a man riddled with anxieties and crippling fears, primarily agoraphobia.
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His lifelong struggle with paranoia gave him the necessary compassion to write a character as troubled asRepulsions Carol.
Who is Gerard Brach?
The worst of these years would see him only in bed or at his desk, writing.
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During his better years, he would venture a few yards outside to eat at a restaurant.
The movie follows Carol, a quiet young woman repulsed by men.
When Helen and Colin take a trip away, Carol descends into a pit of paranoia.
This premise, especially in the 60s, could have easily slipped into mocking Carol and her fears.
Instead,Brachs script takes great pains to ensure Carols paranoia is not treated as hysteria, but horror.
Female rage has never been so justified.
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After Helen leaves, and Carol begins to spiral, the apartment is warped with surrealist imagery.
The film refrains from offering up any concrete explanations.
In that same article, Brach notes, People who are well cannot bear those who are sick…
He writes Carol’s character with this frustration in mind.
Roman Polanski has been a name often brought up.
His contributions to cinema are significant, but so is the damage he wrought.
When you read something Gerard writes, yousee.
Gerard Brach is a name that is too often overlooked.
His contributions to French cinema and psychological horror cannot be overstated.
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