7.5
Barton Fink
1991
“Apartment for rent: Quiet building. Furnished. 2 rooms. Previous tenant committed suicide.”
The Tenant (1976)
May 26, 19762h 6mFR
7.6
1.2K votes
Overview
A quiet and inconspicuous man rents an apartment in Paris where he finds himself drawn into a rabbit hole of dangerous paranoia.
Director
Roman PolanskiWriters
Where to Watch
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Rent
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
$5.1M
Production Companies
Marianne Productions
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User Reviews
CinemaSerf
7.0This is probably my favourite Roman Polanski film, as he takes centre stage playing the timid "Trelkovsky". He is looking for an apartment to rent in Paris and despite the rather frosty reception from concierge (Shelley Winters), the inquisition from his landlord "Zy" (Melvyn Douglas) and the fact that it's got no bathroom he decides to live there. He knows from the start that the previous occupant tried to kill herself by jumping from the window, and that she is still clinging on in hospital, so he goes to visit her and encounters her pal "Stella" (Isabelle Adjani). She's a bit of a live wire…
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