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The Tenant

The Tenant

Thriller · Mystery · Drama · 1976

A quiet and inconspicuous man rents an apartment in Paris where he finds himself drawn into a rabbit hole of dangerous paranoia.

Movie details

The Tenant

“Apartment for rent: Quiet building. Furnished. 2 rooms. Previous tenant committed suicide.”

1976 Thriller · Mystery · Drama 2h 6m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.6 / 10

Community rating

A quiet and inconspicuous man rents an apartment in Paris where he finds himself drawn into a rabbit hole of dangerous paranoia.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Roman Polanski

Written by

Roman Polanski · Gérard Brach

Roman Polanski

Roman Polanski

Trelkovsky

Isabelle Adjani

Isabelle Adjani

Stella

Melvyn Douglas

Melvyn Douglas

Monsieur Zy

Jo Van Fleet

Jo Van Fleet

Madame Dioz

Bernard Fresson

Bernard Fresson

Scope

Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters

Concierge

Lila Kedrova

Lila Kedrova

Madame Gaderian

Court is in session

Put The Tenant on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.