TENANT, THE (1976)

This special limited edition deluxe magnet window box + slipcover set (designed by Vlad Rodriguez), includes a 40 page perfect bound book and is limited to 8,000 units. 

Trelkovsky, freshly arrived in Paris, is in desperate need of a place to live. After inquiring at a large apartment complex run by the brooding Monsieur Zy, he’s offered the room of Simone Choule, a resident who recently attempted suicide by throwing herself out of the window. Undeterred by this macabre event, Trelkovsky is happy to move in. Shortly thereafter, he meets Stella, Simone's friend, and does his best to comfort and befriend her. Quickly integrating into Stella’s bohemian social scene, Trelkovsky hopes that his life is finally turning a corner; that is, until his new neighbors begin acting strangely, making wild accusations against him, and displaying increasingly sinister and violent behaviors. As the weeks go on, Trelkovsky begins to suspect that something is very wrong in the stuffy old building and that Simone’s fatal plunge might not have been her own doing…

From maverick director Roman Polanski (Chinatown, Rosemary’s Baby) comes one of the most unusual and unsettling studio thrillers of the 1970s: THE TENANT. Adapted from Roland Topor’s cult novel, Polanski casts himself in the lead, offering a uniquely demented and outrageously funny performance, and is supported by Melvyn Douglas (The Changeling), Shelly Winters (Night of the Hunter, Lolita), and Isabelle Adjani (Possession). Featuring cinematography by two-time Oscar® winner Sven Nykvist (Cries and Whispers) along with an original score by acclaimed composer Philippe Sarde (La Grande Bouffe), Vinegar Syndrome is thrilled to present the 4K UHD debut of THE TENANT, newly and exclusively restored in 4K from its original camera negative and featuring a wide array of new and archival extras including an expanded interview with Polanski himself.

directed by: Roman Polanski
starring: Roman Polanski, Melvyn Douglas, Shelly Winters, Isabelle Adjani, Jo Van Fleet, Bernard Fresson, Lila Kedrova
1976 / 125 min / 1.85:1 / English Mono

Additional info:

• 2-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD (High Bitrate UHD100) / Region A Blu-ray
• 4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range
• Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative
• Presented in its original English language mono soundtrack as well as a French dub soundtrack (untranslated)
• Commentary with film historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson
• Paranoid in Paris (22 min) - an interview with co-writer/director/actor Roman Polanski
• Waiting for The Tenant (16 min) - an interview with actor André Penvern
• Room to Let (22 min) - author and film historian Stephen Thrower on The Tenant
• The Invisible Performer (15 min) - an interview with assistant cameraman François Catonné
• Keeping Continuity (5 min) - an interview with script supervisor Sylvette Baudrot
• Audio Interview with co-writer Roland Topor by journalist Frédéric Levy (6 min)
• Audio Interview with co-writer Gérard Brach by journalist Frédéric Levy (5 min)
• A Visit to the Locations of The Tenant (11 min)
• Reversible sleeve artwork
• 40-page book with new essays by Patrick Dahl, Veronica Fitzpatrick, and Willow Catelyn Maclay
• English SDH subtitles