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After the triumph of Chinatown, Roman Polanski's The Tenant marked an unsettling return to the horrifying psychodrama of Repulsion and Rosemary's Baby. As in those previous films, Polanski explores a descent into madness with subtle, deliberate pacing and keen attention to accumulating details. Cannily casting himself in the title role, Polanski plays the mild-mannered occupant of a Parisian flat previously rented by a woman who committed suicide by leaping from her upper-floor balcony. The woman's leftover belongings and the harsh attitudes of disapproving neighbors (including Melvin Douglas and Shelley Winters) begin to grate on the new tenant's psyche; his paranoia shifts from simmering anxiety to full-blown psychosis, until fate itself seems to run in a complete, tragically tormenting circle. Polanski masters the material as only he could, and despite some critical drubbing at the time of its release, The Tenant has earned a place among Polanski's finest films. --Jeff Shannon
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I read the book and then saw the film. I felt rather weirded out by the movie, and really just felt that I was getting some insight into Roman Polanski's true personality, via the character he was playing. At any rate, it made me feel kind of uncomfortable and I don't think the average person would enjoy this movie much, unless they are die-hard Roman Polanski fans.
By Discboy
Format:DVD
It's inside my head and I can't get it out.
When you watch this one for the first time you think; what the....? But you are compelled to watch it again and again. It is bizarre and creepy and very typical of Roman Polanski. You can feel the madness closing in around you right along with the central character which in this case is played by Roman Polanski himself.
If you liked Rosemary's Baby, I think you will like this one. It isn't nearly as obvious but that is the beauty of it. The more you watch it, the better it gets. And if you live in an apartment, it just might have you looking over your shoulder.
Oh and by the way, and Shelly Winters is great as the miserable old concierge!
When you watch this one for the first time you think; what the....? But you are compelled to watch it again and again. It is bizarre and creepy and very typical of Roman Polanski. You can feel the madness closing in around you right along with the central character which in this case is played by Roman Polanski himself.
If you liked Rosemary's Baby, I think you will like this one. It isn't nearly as obvious but that is the beauty of it. The more you watch it, the better it gets. And if you live in an apartment, it just might have you looking over your shoulder.
Oh and by the way, and Shelly Winters is great as the miserable old concierge!
By Eric Simard
Format:DVD
The best Polanski film i have seen yet. It's simply brilliant.The acting is realy good.I was stun by the plot but specially by it's spectacular ending.
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The Tenant
polanski films should be watched chronologically. the tenant stars polanski and documents his ascent into madness. Read more
Published on Mar 8 2005 by Ashley Allinson
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One of Polanski's best -- but be prepared
When this film came out in 1976, critical reaction was strongly negative. Only one writer I can recall -- Penelope Gilliatt in the New Yorker magazine -- had the insight to see... Read more
Published on July 8 2004 by Bruce Hodges
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I'd go crazy too if shelly winters was my landlord
polanski films should be watched chronologically. the tenant stars polanski and documents his ascent into madness. Read more
Published on Jun 22 2004 by Ashley Allinson
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Movin' On Up.........
Original. Witty. Ironic. Creepy. Thoughtful. Detailed. VERY KAFKAESQUE.......For anyone who has ever felt like they had to be quiet when coming or going from their... Read more
Published on May 26 2004
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Mr. Trelkovsky - "I think I'm pregnant"
Roman Polanski plays Monsieur Trelkovsky, and rents the apartment previously lived in by a suicide. He meets her friend, Stella, at the hospital, and subsequently go to Bruce Lee... Read more
Published on May 23 2004 by K. Gittins
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Masterpiece Thriller
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Published on Mar 26 2004 by Jose Angeles
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Polanski's best with "Rosemary's Baby"
Undoubtedly one of the most horrifying films I have ever seen, Polanski's "The Tenant" ranks as perhaps his overlooked masterpiece. Read more
Published on Mar 2 2004 by J from NY
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Yaaawn
I don't know where to begin. I read all the reviews before I even bought this movie and all sounded great. I have to say I thought it was a horrible movie. Read more
Published on Feb 29 2004
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"No One Does It to You like Roman Polanski"
"No One Does It to You like Roman Polanski," sure. But how one is likely to interpret that tagline from Polanski's 1976 film THE TENANT (a.k. Read more
Published on Feb 19 2004 by Michael R Gates
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Neighborly Horror...
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Published on Jan 20 2004 by Kim Anehall
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