Review of The Tenant (1976) by Shane R — 21 Jun 2008
Returning to themes previously explored in 'Repulsion', Polanski once more uses the apartment block as a psuedo-antagonist, this time for Trelkovsky, a rather shy, mild mannered file clerk whose bland life is suddenly disrupted by bizarre happenings after moving into a gloomy Parisian apartment with a sullied past.
The source of Trelkovsky's paranoia - a reverse of Mia Farrow's in 'Rosemary's Baby' - is shrouded in the ambiguity of events that are either real or imagined, genuine or fraudulent.
Is Trelkovsky's descent into the bowels of madness the work of others, or the work of his own fragile Ego?
This review of The Tenant (1976) was written by Shane R on 21 Jun 2008.
The Tenant has generally received very positive reviews.
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