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The Tenant

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The Tenant (1976)

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Reviews Counted: 20

Fresh: 18

Rotten:2

Average Rating: 8/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 6 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: 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... 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. [More]

Starring: Roman Polanski, Isabelle Adjani, Melvyn Douglas, Jo Van Fleet

Starring: Roman Polanski, Isabelle Adjani, Melvyn Douglas, Jo Van Fleet, Shelley Winters, Bernard Fresson, Lila Kedrova, Claude Dauphin

Director: Roman Polanski

Director: Roman Polanski
Producer: Andrew Braunsberg
Story: Roland Topor
Composer: Philippe Sarde
Screenwriter: Gerard Brach

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Jul 1, 2003

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Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Mono - English
  • Dolby Digital Mono - French

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Owing to the very same personal urgency that makes it a masterpiece, it is overwhelmingly solipsistic and ultimately alienating.

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09/14/07
Tim Brayton
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12/26/06
Michael Dequina
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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
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The Tenant carries the most shocking double climax in all of cinema.

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02/06/06
Cole Smithey
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10/06/05
Chuck O'Leary
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10/03/05
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
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05/09/05
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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Polanski directs Polanski in this creepy tale of isolation and bad real estate.

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04/03/05
Scott Weinberg
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01/14/05
Matt Bailey
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11/12/04
Emanuel Levy
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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
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Nightmarish, disturbing, brilliant Polanski.

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10/14/04
Steve Crum
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04/09/04
Jason Anderson
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Roman Polanski’s key error is almost certainly casting himself in the lead, as he is not an adept enough thespian to pull of the challenging transformation of his character.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
03/08/04
Dan Jardine
Apollo Guide
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It's an exercise in urban paranoia and mental disintegration that echoes or anticipates everything from Repulsion and Rosemary's Baby to Bitter Moon and The Pianist.

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02/03/04
J. Hoberman
Village Voice
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The Tenant is Polanski at his funniest, and its humor is premised on its excess. You can think of it as a staring contest where your opponent is dressed in wild drag.

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09/05/03
Jake Euker
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07/20/03
James Kendrick
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A masterpiece of anguish.

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07/03/03
Bill Chambers
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The Tenant isn’t so much a psychological portrait of grief as it is an unnerving acknowledgement of the ambiguous nature of the world.

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06/28/03
Ed Gonzalez
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06/26/03
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