The Tenant
Description
"***1/2! Reworking many of the themes from his previous works Repulsion and Rosemary's Baby ... The Tenant proves to be another first-class effort from genre director Polanski. A must-see" – The Terror Trap
An apartment with an unhappy past sets the stage for filmmaker Roman Polanski's riveting psychological suspense thriller, The Tenant. Polanski stars as Trelkovsky, a quiet, timid file clerk increasingly overshadowed with dread and fear after he moves into his new apartment. Adding to his paranoia are the building's other occupants, who do nothing to alleviate his growing obsession with the untimely, tragic fate of the apartment's previous tenant. Is Trelkovsky's dread truly justified – or is it simply the result of his seemingly disintegrating mental state? A brilliant international cast – Isabelle Adjani, Melvyn Douglas, Jo Van Fleet, Bernard Fresson and Shelley Winters – and Polanski's own penchant for delivering unprecedented suspense (Repulsion, Rosemary's Baby, Chinatown) make The Tenant a haunting, riveting film classic!
Bonus Features for Blu-ray
- Includes English And French Audio Tracks
- NEW Apartment To Let – An Interview With Co-Writer/Director And Star Roman Polanski
- NEW The Invisible Performer – An Interview With Assistant Cameraman François Catonné (In French With English Subtitles)
- NEW Keeping Continuity – An Interview With Script Supervisor Sylvette Baudrot (In French With English Subtitles)
- NEW A Visit To The Locations Of The Tenant
- NEW Audio Commentary With Film Historians Troy Howarth And Nathaniel Thompson
- NEW The Tenant: An Audio Essay By Samm Deighan
- Audio Interview With Writer Roland Topor By Journalist Frédéric Levy (1980) (In French With English Subtitles)
- Audio Interview With Screenwriter Gérard Brach By Journalist Frédéric Levy (1986) (In French With English Subtitles)
- Theatrical Trailer
| DISCS 1 |
RUN-TIME 125 min |
| ASPECT RATIO 1.85:1 |
COLOR Color |
| LANGUAGE English, French |
REGION Region A |
| RATING R |
PRODUCTION DATE 1976 |
| CLOSED-CAPTIONED No |
SUBTITLES English |
Cast & Crew
| Roman Polanski | Trelkovsky |
| Isabelle Adjani | Stella |
| Melvyn Douglas | Monsieur Zy |
| Jo Van Fleet | Madame Dioz |
| Bernard Fresson | Scope |
| Lila Kedrova | Madame Gaderian |
| Claude Dauphin | Husband at the accident |
| Claude Piéplu | Neighbor |
| Rufus | Georges Badar |
| Romain Bouteille | Simon |
| Roman Polanski | Director |
| Roland Topor | Novel |
| Gérard Brach | Screenplay |
| Roman Polanski | Screenplay |
| Hercules Bellville | Executive Producer |
| Andrew Braunsberg | Producer |
| Alain Sarde | Associate Producer |