Review of The Tenant (1976) by Christopher J — 07 Jul 2007

Polanski in a dress. Seriously, do you need any more reason to see this throughly trippy, watch-this-dude-lose-him-mind kind of movie? Nope.

This review of The Tenant (1976) was written by Christopher J on 07 Jul 2007.

The Tenant has generally received very positive reviews.

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