A bureaucrat rents a Paris apartment where he finds himself drawn into a rabbit hole of dangerous paranoia.A bureaucrat rents a Paris apartment where he finds himself drawn into a rabbit hole of dangerous paranoia.A bureaucrat rents a Paris apartment where he finds himself drawn into a rabbit hole of dangerous paranoia.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Claude Piéplu
- Neighbor
- (as Claude Pieplu)
Louba Guertchikoff
- Wife at accident
- (as Louba Chazel)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
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- TriviaAlong with Repulsion (1965) and Rosemary's Baby (1968) this film is part of a loose trilogy by Roman Polanski dealing with the horrors faced by apartment and city dwellers.
- GoofsWhen Trelkovsky is unpacking as he moves into the apartment, a crew member is reflected in the small mirror adjacent to the kitchen sink. Two crew members are then reflected in the armoire's mirror as Trelkovsky opens it.
- Quotes
Trelkovsky: [while looking at himself in the mirror] Beautiful. Adorable. Goddess. Divine. Divine! I think I'm pregnant.
- Crazy creditsThe film has no end credits; only the Paramount logo.
- Alternate versionsAlthough the UK cinema version was complete the 1986 CIC video was cut by 6 secs by the BBFC to remove a brief extract of the banned nunchaku scene from Enter the Dragon (1973) (seen by Trelkovsky and Stella during a cinema visit). The cuts were fully waived in the 2004 Paramount DVD.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Revanche (1983)
- SoundtracksCour D'Immeuble
Written and Performed by Philippe Sarde Et Orchestre
Featured review
A Disturbing and Creepy Tale of Paranoia and Delusion
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 unfriendly concierge (Shelley Winters) and the tough landlord Mr. Zy (Melvyn Douglas) establish stringent rules of behavior and Trekovsky feels ridden by his neighbors. Meanwhile he visits Simone in the hospital and befriends her girlfriend Stella (Isabelle Adjani). After the death of Simone, Trekovsky feels obsessed for her and believes his landlord and neighbors are plotting a scheme to force him to also commit suicide.
The weird "Le Locataire" is a disturbing and creepy tale of paranoia and delusion. The story and the process of madness and loss of identity of the lonely Trelkovsky are slowly developed in a nightmarish atmosphere in the gruesome location of his apartment, and what is happening indeed is totally unpredictable. The performances are awesome and Isabelle Adjani is extremely beautiful. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "O Inquilino" ("The Tenant")
Note: On 13 April 2014, I saw this movie again. Note: On 02 Oct 2020, I saw this movie again.
The weird "Le Locataire" is a disturbing and creepy tale of paranoia and delusion. The story and the process of madness and loss of identity of the lonely Trelkovsky are slowly developed in a nightmarish atmosphere in the gruesome location of his apartment, and what is happening indeed is totally unpredictable. The performances are awesome and Isabelle Adjani is extremely beautiful. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "O Inquilino" ("The Tenant")
Note: On 13 April 2014, I saw this movie again. Note: On 02 Oct 2020, I saw this movie again.
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- Dec 31, 2009
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Stanar
- Filming locations
- Rue la Bruyère, Paris 9, Paris, France(apartment building at N°39)
- Production company
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,924,733
- Gross worldwide
- $1,924,733
- Runtime2 hours 6 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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