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The Tenant

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This listing is for the standard edition 2-disc 4k UHD/Blu-ray release. The limited edition deluxe magnet window box + slipcover set was limited to 8,000 units and is sold out. The two versions are identical, aside from the packaging and 40-page book.

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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.

Details

Director(s): Roman Polanski

Starring: Roman Polanski, Melvyn Douglas, Shelly Winters, Isabelle Adjani, Jo Van Fleet, Bernard Fresson, Lila Kedrova

Release Year: 1976

Runtime: 125 min

Aspect Ratio(s): 1.85:1

Language(s): ENG- English

Sound: Mono

Subtitles: English SDH

Format: 4K UHD/Blu-ray

Disc Info: 2-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD (High Bitrate UHD100) / Region A Blu-ray

Restoration: 4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range; Newly scanned and restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative

Packaging Artist(s): Vlad Rodriguez

Genre: Horror, Drama, Action, Thriller

VS Release Date: October 1, 2024

SKU: VS-482

Bonus Content

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

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Vinegar Syndrome was founded to rescue, restore, and preserve genre cinema. Our more than 500 releases to date offer ultimate editions of lost, forgotten, under-seen, under-appreciated, and essential works from around the globe.