Roman Polanski's The Tenant

[Juicy Jon]

So.. does ANYONE understand this movie? Apparently the book ties off a bunch of loose ends that the movie left, but why would a writer want to do that?

So many questions about this movie.. It's way harder to follow than Mulholland Dr, which actually made sense.

I enjoyed the scene where they play soccer with a severed head though.. good stuff.

And also, how are Polanski's other films Repulsion and Rosemary's Baby?

[hammerfan]

Originally posted by Juicy Jon
So.. does ANYONE understand this movie? Apparently the book ties off a bunch of loose ends that the movie left, but why would a writer want to do that?

So many questions about this movie.. It's way harder to follow than Mulholland Dr, which actually made sense.

I enjoyed the scene where they play soccer with a severed head though.. good stuff.

And also, how are Polanski's other films Repulsion and Rosemary's Baby?

I can only answer for Rosemary's Baby - it's fantastic. One of my favorite movies.

[Zero]

when was it released? i'm not familiar with that title.

[urgeok]

Originally posted by Juicy Jon
So.. does ANYONE understand this movie? Apparently the book ties off a bunch of loose ends that the movie left, but why would a writer want to do that?

So many questions about this movie.. It's way harder to follow than Mulholland Dr, which actually made sense.

I enjoyed the scene where they play soccer with a severed head though.. good stuff.

And also, how are Polanski's other films Repulsion and Rosemary's Baby?

all excellent.

he may be a creepy little prick but he's an amazing filmmaker.

[Zero]

just keep him away from your daughters

[zwoti]

Originally posted by urgeok
all excellent.

as are most of his films

[Juicy Jon]

Originally posted by Zero
when was it released? i'm not familiar with that title.

It was originally released in France I believe (Le Locataire) in 1976.

So no explanations about the movie? I thought it was crazy enough to check out his other work.. I just wish more questions were answered.

Also the dubbing on the DVD is so bad and quiet.. I had my TV up all the way and still couldnt hear some lines. Oh well.

[zomb5150]

Deep Discount DVD has it for 5.99 if anyone is interested.:)

[noctuary]

I have not seen The Tenant, but Repulsion is beyond brilliant. Yes, Polanski is a creep, but he makes great films.

[Angra]

Didn´t get it. Pretty good though.

[Doc Faustus]

Here is the deal with the Tenant. It's a piece about conformity, madness and how cities are driving people insane. The main character is pressured to be someone he isn't, to the point in which he has to be that person. And that person was driven mad by the buildings expectations of her. Social expectations deprive people of selfhood and it's a big concern of Polanski's. Look at the cultish behavior in Rosemary's Baby for example and how everyone is part of it. Being a survivor of the Nazi regime, Polanski is terrified of how a whole culture can mobilize against people for being different and this is what the Tenant is about. My problem with the Tenant is the pacing and how for somebody so obsessed with conveying a message, he doesn't spit it out. And the fact that with Rosemary's Baby, he'd already fleshed out the themes in a much more approachable way. The Tenant is an outsider showing how horrifying the inside is. A lot like Lynch does with Hollywood in Mulholland Drive.