The Tenant
1976
Trelkovsky (director Roman Polanski), a Polish immigrant residing in Paris, moves into an apartment vacated by a young woman who committed suicide by leaping out of her window. Upon moving in, Trelkovsky begins feeling that the woman's personality traits are being thrust upon him. At a local shop, the proprietor offers him the .. Read more
| Starring | Roman Polanski, Isabelle Adjani, Melvyn Douglas, Shelley Winters |
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| Director | Roman Polanski |
| Genres | Comedy, Horror |
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The Tenant
Trelkovsky (director Roman Polanski), a Polish immigrant residing in Paris, moves into an apartment vacated by a young woman who committed suicide by leaping out of her window. Upon moving in, Trelkovsky begins feeling that the woman's personality traits are being thrust upon him. At a local shop, the proprietor offers him the breakfast and cigarettes that the woman usually purchased -- and he accepts them. Holed up in the psychotic environment of a dark Parisian building that's peopled with odd characters, Trelkovsky feels himself overcome by a kind of madness. His slow mental deterioration finally compels him to emulate the woman's final, tragic hours. Polanski's twisted and darkly comic thriller was nominated for the Golden Palm (Best Picture) at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival.
| Starring | Roman Polanski, Isabelle Adjani, Melvyn Douglas, Shelley Winters |
|---|---|
| Director | Roman Polanski |
| Studio | PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy, Horror |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 08 Mar 2004 Production year: 1976 |
| Format | DVD |
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Roman Polanski directs a male take on the themes of paranoia and delusion that he explored from a female perspective in Repulsion ten years earlier. Polanski also stars, playing an expatriate Pole in Paris who comes to believe that the tenants of his apartment block are devilishly conspiring to drive him to suicide. Melvyn Douglas and Shelley Winters co-star in a puzzling and absorbing thriller that, on occasions, recalls not just Repulsion but also has vague echoes of Rosemary's Baby.
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Rather like a male version of the same director's Repulsion, this wearisome case history shows the total dissipation of whatever talent he once had.
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7 out of 7 people found this review helpful
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Brilliant
Lost the thread of this film the first time I watched it and had to go back and watch it again. I'm glad I did because it's a tremendous piece of work. I'm still not exactly sure what exactly happens and it'd be interesting to hear what other people thought of this because it was flipping fantastic. Completely thought and discussion provoking.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Aaaaaaaah!
REPULSION meets ROSEMARY'S BABY (meets TOOTSIE)
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Trelkovsky (director Roman Polanski), a Polish immigrant residing in Paris, moves into an apartment vacated by a young woman who committed suicide by leaping out of her window. Upon moving in, ... -