Oct 17, 2016 roman polanski is a master at creating atmosphere and piling on the tension and this movie is no exception as we follow trelkovskys slow descent into fullblown paranoia. What is the interpretation of the movie the tenant by. Find movie and film cast and crew information for the tenant 1976 roman polanski on allmovie. Polanski plays trelkovsky, a quiet, timid file clerk whose unremarkable life becomes increasingly overshadowed with dread and fear after he moves into his new home. The film is widely considered to be one of the finest american mystery crime movies, inspired by the reallife california water wars, a series of disputes over southern california water at the beginning of the 20th century. A roughedged thriller that lacks the precision of polanskis best work, but makes up for it with its skillful mounting of paranoia, dread, and dark themes. Weird polanski shocker in which he plays a shy clerk who moves into a flat where the previous tenant has committed suicide. Le locataire is a 1976 french psychological horror film directed by roman polanski, starring polanski, isabelle adjani, melvyn douglas, and shelley winters.
Trelkovsky roman polanski, a quiet and unassuming polish immigrant living in france, rents an apartment in paris whose previous tenant, egyptologist simone choule, attempted to commit suicide by throwing herself out the thirdfloor window and through a pane of glass below. Roman polanskis treatment of mutable identity in his film, the tenant 1976. Indeed, every time polanski moves a chair, shifts a cabinet, plays the radio or even coughs, the people upstairs and downstairs start banging on the walls for quiet its here that the movie most closely approaches a horror story imagine life. The tenant hits bluray via scream factory 728 dread. Roman polanskis movie the tenant was released in the united states on june 11, 1976 and flopped. Roman polanskis film the tenant is a masterful horror movie. The movie slowly reveals itself to be some sort of weird time loop in.
What is the interpretation of the movie the tenant by roman. Here, editor michael freeman looks back the movie and how well it has aged over the years. World renowned frenchpolish film director, producer, actor and writer, roman polanski made his acting debut in the 1950s with films like pokolenie 1955 and zaczarowany rower 1955. The tenant is a powerful, interesting and bizarre cinematic experience thats been somewhat overshadowed and devalued by some because of roman polanskis real life misdeeds of that period.
Roman polanskis eerie thriller the tenant is coming to bluray for the first time in north america via scream factory on july 28th. Maybe the tenant takes on new meaning in that light. Extras are in progress and will be announced on a later date. The noisy taps, the inaccessible loo, the strange things left behind by previous occupiers, weird and hostile neighbours.
No one does it to you like roman polanski a quiet and inconspicuous man trelkovsky rents an apartment in france where the previous tenant committed suicide, and begins to suspect his landlord and neighbors are trying to subtly change him into the last tenant so that he too will kill himself. Roman polanskis treatment of mutable identity in his film. Find movie and film cast and crew information for the tenant 1976. A roughedged thriller that lacks the precision of polanski s best work, but makes up for it with its skillful mounting of paranoia, dread, and dark themes. Trivia the picture featured four academy award winning actors when made and released which were lila kedrova best actress in a supporting role for zorba the greek 1964, jo van fleet best actress in a supporting role for east of eden 1955, melvyn douglas best actor in a supporting role for hud 1963, and shelley winters best actress in a supporting role for both a patch of blue. Movie still promo photo for the 1976 release of the tenant a roman polanski film. It was also his first film in english and the first in his socalled apartment trilogy the others being rosemarys baby 1968 and the tenant 1976, in which the antagonists are not external threats but internal demons in the minds of the protagonists. I went through the entire discussion and found different interpretations. It is based upon the 1964 novel le locataire chimerique by roland topor 3 and is the last film in polanskis apartment trilogy, following repulsion and rosemarys. Im actually starting to look at repulsion, rosemarys baby, and the tenant as a trilogy of sorts. It is based upon the 1964 novel le locataire chimerique by roland topor and is the last film in polanskis apartment trilogy, following repulsion and rosemarys baby. Roman polanski is a polish film director, producer, writer and actor.
Streaming the tenant 1976 hight quality movie with english, francais language. The apartment trilogy by roman polanski nick yarborough. Repulsion and rosemarys baby director roman polanskis eerie 1976 psychological thriller the tenant is coming to bluray for the first time in north america via scream factory this july. More than 30 years later, the movie is now considered one of the directors best. Released august 14th, 1976, the tenant stars roman polanski, isabelle adjani, melvyn douglas, shelley winters the r movie has a runtime of about 2. Indeed, every time polanski moves a chair, shifts a cabinet, plays the radio or even coughs, the people upstairs and downstairs start banging on the walls for quiet its here that the movie most closely. Just as rosemarys baby seems to eerily portend tates death and the sacrifice of her unborn child, 1971s brilliant macbeth can be read as polanskis metaphoric attempt to fully exorcise himself of his wifes murder. Roman polanskis the tenant a discussion in general movie discussion. Or maybe polanski was just stuck in a creative conundrum, and making the tenant was a cathartic journey with the ending his final goodbye to those themes. Unfortunately, roman polanskis current film, the tenant veers dangerously close to parody and evokes not horror but laughter.
The movie slowly reveals itself to be some sort of weird time loop in which trelkovsky relives what happened to simone choule, the previous tenant of his apartment, a woman. Being an ardent fan of roman polanski, the tenant to me is a treat. The tenant has lots of comic detail which rings true. Every other tenant in the building complains about the noise. The tenant 1976 roman polanski cast and crew allmovie. The film is widely considered to be one of the finest american mystery crime movies, inspired by the reallife california water wars, a series of disputes over southern california water at the beginning of the 20th century it was nominated for 11 academy awards, including those for actors jack. In paris, the shy and insecure bureaucrat trelkovsky roman polanski rents an old apartment without bathroom where the previous tenant, the egyptologist simone choule dominique poulange, committed suicide. The tenant is a powerful, interesting and bizarre cinematic experience thats been somewhat overshadowed and devalued by some because of roman polanski s real life misdeeds of that period. Polanski s striking new horror film, the tenant, is a character who might have been invented by an edgar allan poe whod had. Read the the tenant movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Jan 03, 2016 le locataire by roman polanski also titled as. After the triumph of chinatown, roman polanskis the tenant marked an unsettling return to the horrifying psychodrama of repulsion and rosemarys baby.
Stellas place monster makers interpretation of the tenant s party scene music. The tenant was also polanskis third production with paramount after the classics rosemarys baby and chinatown. As in those previous films, polanski explores a descent into madness with subtle, deliberate pacing and keen attention to accumulating details. The tenant, 1976 starring roman polanski, isabelle adjani, melvyn douglas, and shelley winters the key to unlocking the apartment trilogy is knowing that the three films work hand in. So roman polanski asks in the opening line of the tenant, in what feels like a notsosubtle wink at an audience preparing to watch the last in his trilogy of horror films known as his unofficial apartment trilogya trinity of horror films linked by their shared setting of an apartment as the feature setting for the horrors of the. In this 1976 film, a quiet and inconspicuous man polanski rents an apartment in france where the. Released august 14th, 1976, the tenant stars roman polanski, isabelle adjani, melvyn douglas, shelley winters the r movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 5 min, and received a score of out of 100. All 20 roman polanski movies ranked from worst to best. The most stressful and unhappy time in my life was spent in a shared flat, which resembled the kind of apartments featured in repulsion, rosemarys baby and the tenant. I really hope that the movie wasnt just a way for polanski to finally exorcise the demons over the murder of his wife and child because i would have hoped that hed done that with macbeth and chinatown. The guernsey literary and potato peel pie society official trailer 2018 lily james movie hd.
After the triumph of chinatown, roman polanski s the tenant marked an unsettling return to the horrifying psychodrama of repulsion and rosemarys baby. With polanski becoming a naturalised frenchman, it was logical that he should start. Focussing on his 1976 film the tenant this paper explores how, through his use primarily of crossdressing, polanski represents a gradual dissolution. When he learns that the apartments previous tenant, a beautiful woman, tried to commit suicide by jumping out the window, trelkovsky begins to identify with her in increasingly disturbing ways. The tenant hits bluray via scream factory 728 dread central.
This article explores roman polanskis 1976 film the tenant looking specifically at the way in which. It is based upon the 1964 novel le locataire chimerique by roland topor and is the last film in polanski s apartment trilogy, following repulsion and rosemarys baby. Adding to his paranoia are the buildings other occupants, who do nothing to alleviate his growing obsession with the untimely, tragic fate of the apartments previous tenant. Roman polanskis psychological horror film stars polanski himself. There are many informative, entertaining, and detailed analyses and critiques of roman polanskis the tenant. Polanski demonstrates a potent link between the physical body and ones existential identity and establishes that when ones physical body is altered, so too, does ones identity transmute. Polanski returned to hollywood in 1973 to direct chinatown 1974 for paramount pictures. Considering trelkovsky being and insane can serve the purpose. Trivia the picture featured four academy award winning actors when made and released which were lila kedrova best actress in a supporting role for zorba the greek 1964, jo van fleet best actress in a supporting role for east of eden 1955, melvyn douglas best actor in a supporting role for hud 1963, and shelley winters best actress in a supporting. Polanski is brilliant at examining the struggle to assert ones identity as a single person in a lonely and busy city. Jan 31, 2018 all 20 roman polanski movies ranked from worst to best posted on january 31, 2018 january 31, 2018 by antoni urbanowicz roman polanski is one of the most distinguished polish directors in film history and the only one who succeeded in mainstream american cinema. Jun 21, 1976 people are always knocking on his walls. Roman polanski is a master at creating atmosphere and piling on the tension and this movie is no exception as we follow trelkovskys slow descent into fullblown paranoia.
Apr 30, 2020 the most stressful and unhappy time in my life was spent in a shared flat, which resembled the kind of apartments featured in repulsion, rosemarys baby and the tenant. The tenant 1976 a quiet and inconspicuous man rents an apartment in france where the previous tenant committed suicide, and begins to suspect his landlord and neighbors are trying to subtly change him into the last tenant so. What began as a passion project ended as the worst movie in polanskis rich filmography. Apr 03, 2020 repulsion and rosemarys baby director roman polanski s eerie 1976 psychological thriller the tenant is coming to bluray for the first time in north america via scream factory this july. In paris, isolated eastern european emigre trelkovsky roman polanski rents an apartment in a spooky old building whose inhabitants regard him with suspicion and even outright hostility. The first featurelength film directed by polanski, a polish drama titled knife in the water 1962 received an oscar nomination for best. Roman polanskis the tenant a discussion movie forums. The tenant 1976 cast and crew in paris, isolated eastern european emigre trelkovsky roman polanski rents an apartment in a spooky old building whose inhabitants regard him with suspicion and. One of the most important aspects of the tenant is that it was the first collaboration between polanski and composer philippe sardewho was only 28 years old when he composed the score.
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