The Tenant [Blu-ray]

Director: Roman Polanski Roman Polanski

Overview

Director Roman Polanski casts himself in the lead of the psychological thriller The Tenant. Trelkovsky (Polanski) rents an apartment in a spooky old residential building, where his neighbors -- mostly old recluses -- eye him with suspicious contempt. Upon discovering that the apartment's previous tenant, a beautiful young woman, jumped from the window in a suicide attempt, Trelkovsky begins obsessing over the dead woman. Growing increasingly paranoid, Trelkovsky convinces himself that his neighbors plan to kill him. He even comes to the conclusion that Stella (Isabel Adjani), the woman he has fallen in love with, is in on the "plot." Ultimately, Polanski assumes the identity of the suicide victim -- and inherits her self-destructive urges. Some critics found the movie tedious and overdone; others compared it to Polanski's early breakthrough, Repulsion. The film was based on Le Locataire Chimerique, a novel by Roland Topor.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/28/2020
UPC:	0826663207552
Original Release:	1976
Rating:	R
Source:	Shout Factory
Region Code:	A
Language:	English
Time:	2:05:00
Sales rank:	18,047

Special Features

New "Apartment To Let" - An Interview with Co-Writer/Director and Star Roman Polanski; New "The Invisible Performer" - An Interview with Assistant Cameraman Francois Catonne; New "Keeping Continuity" - An Interview with Script Supervisor Sylvette Baudrot; New A Look at the locations; New Audio Commentary with Film Historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson; Audio Interview with Writer Roland Topor by Journalist Frederic Levy; Audio Interview with Screenwriter Gerard Brach by Journalist Frederic Levy; Theatrical Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Roman Polanski	Trelkovsky
Melvyn Douglas	Monsieur Zy
Isabelle Adjani	Stella
Bernard Fresson	Scope
Lila Kedrova	Mme. Gaderian
Claude Dauphin	Husband
Florence Blot	Mme. Zy
Shelley Winters	Madame Dioz
Rufus	Badar
Romain Bouteille	Simon
Jacques Monod	Cafe Proprietor,Cafe Owner
Patrice Alexandre	Robert
Josiane Balasko	Viviane
Jean Pierre Bagot	Policeman
Michel Blanc	Scope's Neighbor
Jacky Cohen	Stella's Friend
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu	Bar Waiter
Alain Frerot	Beggar
Gerard Jugnot	Office Clerk
Raoul Guylad	Priest
Héléna Manson	Head Nurse
Arlette Reinerg	Tramp
Eva Ionesco	Mme. Gaderian's Daughter
Gerard Pereira	Drunk
Maite Nahyr	Lucille
Andre Penvern	Cafe Waiter
Dominique Poulange	Simone Choule
Serge Spira	Philippe
Jacques Rosny	JeanClaude
Vanessa Vaylor	Martine
Francois Viaur	Police Sergeant
Claude Piéplu	Neighbor
Jo Van Fleet	Madame Dioz
Philippe Sarde	Composer

Technical Credits

Roman Polanski

Gerard Brach

Roman Polanski	Director,Screenwriter
Gerard Brach	Screenwriter
Andrew Braunsberg	Producer
Hercules Bellville	Executive Producer