The Tenant (1976) – Filming Locations
Thriller / Mystery / Drama · Directed by Roman Polanski · Starring Roman Polanski, Isabelle Adjani
A quiet and inconspicuous man rents an apartment in Paris where he finds himself drawn into a rabbit hole of dangerous paranoia.
Where was The Tenant filmed?
- Paris, France, Paris – The apartment building where Trelkovsky rents the apartment and experiences psychological unraveling. The actual residential building in central Paris serves as the primary setting for the film's claustrophobic narrative, where interior and exterior shots establish the protagonist's isolation
- Paris, France, Paris – Trelkovsky walks through central Paris, observing the city and other residents. Polanski uses the historic heart of Paris to emphasize the protagonist's alienation within a bustling urban environment
- Paris, France, Paris – Trelkovsky rides the Metro and observes other passengers in paranoid sequences. The Paris Metro becomes a maze of anonymity and surveillance that heightens the protagonist's psychological paranoia
- Paris, France, Paris – Exterior shots of Paris streets where Trelkovsky navigates daily life and encounters unsettling social interactions. The authentic Parisian street-level environment grounds Polanski's exploration of urban alienation and paranoia in real geography