Bernard Fresson, Claude Dauphin, Isabelle Adjani

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R, 1 hr. 25 min.

Directed by: Roman Polanski

Release Date: May 26, 1976

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DVD Release Date: July 1, 2003

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  • March 11, 2009
    a man is driven insane by his evil apartment? perhaps the egyptology angle is worth considering. i'll have to think on it some more. ranges from black comedy to really fucked up psychological horror. some bad dubbing and adjani is terrible but the overall effect is pretty br...( read more)utal
  • March 3, 2009
    Much like Rosemary's Baby, The Tenant deals with the dark side of apartment life where the maincharacter, Trelkovsky, played by Polanski himself, moves into a apartment complex and begins to suspect there is a plot to get rid of him. There is a steady sense of dread within the s...( read more)uffocating walls of Trelkovsky's apartment that, as the film progresses, follows him out into the streets, cafes, and bars of Paris.

    The Tenant is a very bizarre film that borders on dark comedy at times, especially during the film's final act. It's a fantastic "No fucking way!" kinda film, even with its' weakest point being Adjani. Overall, it's very cool to see how Polanski progresses as a filmmaker from Repulsion to Rosemary's Baby to Chinatown to The Tenant, with some others in between.
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  • February 17, 2009
    The biggest problem with this film, is that it is incredibly drawn out, however, it?s storyline is captivating and Polanski plays a great main role as well as Directing this piece, plus all the characters have been very well developed.

    The story evolves well into a world of co...( read more)nspiracy and paranoia, this was conveyed well from the build up of the story.

    There were a few badly dubbed scenes, but despite it?s drawn out length, this is a film to be remembered.
  • October 30, 2008
    Roman Polanski's masterpiece, along with Rosemary's Baby. A real, true nightmare that continuously defies the viewer's sanity. Some of the scenes get printed in your mind, and if you look at them properly, they will surely haunt you for quite some time.
  • July 18, 2008
    The Tenant isn't a bad movie by any means, but my biggest problem with it is that Polanski is just not an actor. I had a lot of trouble taking it seriously because he was both inexpressive and prone to making really bizarre faces and noises. Further, it felt talky to no real effe...( read more)ct, as if he didn't understand what needed to be abridged. That's fine for neo-realist film but this is supposed to be a dark, atmospheric piece - cut out the fat, dude.

    There are some vaguely creepy sections and the movie is more interesting than not. As far as Polanski's efforts in the "apartment living sucks" genre, though, Rosemary's Baby was miles better. There, Mia Farrow was playing both a character and a concept, rather than just a stand-in for insanity like Polanski is acting like here.
  • November 19, 2009
    a dark , psycho dramatic film ...maybe the only film , i had nightmares after watching ...
  • November 15, 2009
    Un film che ha fatto da filtro di un genere, ispirato sicuramente dalle atmosfere di hitchcock e bunuel che ha finito per influenzare quella sterminata produzione del thriller psicologico basato sul complotto partorito dalla psicosi del protagonista. Importante ma non perfetto, n...( read more)e ho apprezzato soprattutto il ritmo in crescendo e le inquadrature, le luci del grande direttore della fotografia bergamiano Sven Nykvist.
  • November 7, 2009
    Idealny. Obok "Noza..." najlepszy film Polanskiego.
  • November 2, 2009
    I m cursed! Never have luck wif this Movie.... ahhhhh

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    OH RIGHT, lemme get this straight since, I m from Switzerland and Roman Polanski was arrested here....I DONT GIVE A FUCK ABT Celebs Private Lives and I aint gonna say what I think abt his arrest in our lubly Züric
    ...( read more)h not to Mention what he did. Cuz this is a Movie Site AND not a GODDAMM Gossip Bordell. Dig? Gud! If YO have a problem wif that dont bother me wif it. Cuz I aint gonna give a DAMM!
  • November 1, 2009
    A thriller that succeeded to scare me, but the end confused me a little bit mainly because I didn't expected it. Roman Polanski once again positively surprised me. Great to see the legendary Shelley Winters in a small supporting role.
    I thought the original movie w...( read more)as in the French language but apparently I was wrong.

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