The Tenant

– A quiet and inconspicuous man (Trelkovsky) rents an apartment in France where the previous tenant co..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.70 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 6 Minutes
Release Year:
1976
Original Name:
Le locataire
The Tenant (1976) - Also known as Le locataire

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.

The Tenant (1976) - Trailer

Release Date:

26 May 1976

Language:

French, English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Roman Polanski

Writer:

Roland Topor (novel), Gérard Brach (screenplay), Roman Polanski (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Roman Polanski, Isabelle Adjani, Melvyn Douglas, Jo Van Fleet

Plot:

In Paris, the shy bureaucrat Trelkovsky rents an old apartment without bathroom where the previous tenant, the Egyptologist Simone Choule, committed suicide. The unfriendly concierge (Shelley Winters) and the tough landlord Mr. Zy establish stringent rules of behavior and Trelkovsky feels ridden by his neighbors. Meanwhile he visits Simone in the hospital and befriends her girlfriend Stella. After the death of Simone, Trelkovsky feels obsessed for her and believes his landlord and neighbors are plotting a scheme to force him to also commit suicide.

Awards:

2 nominations.

Production:

Paramount Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
90%