# The Tenant (1976)

> A timid Parisian lodger spirals into paranoid terror when his new apartment seems determined to erase his identity and repeat its previous tenant’s fate.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6455

## Facts

- Runtime: 126 min
- Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Drama
- Director: Roman Polanski
- Cast: Roman Polanski, Isabelle Adjani, Melvyn Douglas, Jo Van Fleet, Bernard Fresson, Shelley Winters, Lila Kedrova, Claude Dauphin
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074811/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: brooding, disturbing, surreal, late night horror viewing, cult film marathon

## Synopsis

A haunting exploration of identity and paranoia unfolds in a Parisian apartment building.

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