One of the areas I was looking at in Repulsion is how light, or lack thereof, affects the way we understand spaces in the film. My first impression was just that they seemed smaller, more claustrophobic and almost oppressive to reflect protagonist's condition. However at a closer look I realized that it's not only our understanding of scale that changes with specific lighting. I made a series of tests based on the film stills where I manipulated the colour and I noticed that the surfaces also change appearance and look more ambiguous. It is no longer clear where the corners are or whether some elements are parts of furniture, floors etc.
