sure and he become rapidly uneven after this film and but from knife in the water up till the tenant and roman polanski could always be count on to deliver something fascinating and unique . despite many run theme ( alienation and paranoia ) and no two of his film be really alike . the story of this be somewhat similar to his own repulsion from ten year earlier and but the tone be completely different . the tenant manage to balance darker than dark absurdity ( i be a bit hesitant on call it humor and even though the protagonist bizarre behavior and dialog be occasionally funny ) with some truly suspenseful paranoia . polanski be always a master at building unease and and moment in this film be almost unbearably creepy . the overall weirdness of the film be also a plus . in addition to polanski exquisite a usual direction and the rest of the cast and crew offer great contribution . polanski the actor be often overshadow by polanski the director and but his performance here truly capture his character awkwardness and sense of be an outcast . the theme of social discrimination make this film more than just strangeness for the sake of be strange . the rest of the cast offer strong performance also and especially isabelle adjani sympathetic turn and and melyvn douglas and shelley winter appropriately annoy one . the tenant be often underrated because of how ready people be to heap praise on both repulsion and rosemary baby and but it just as brilliant a either of those classic . ( positive ) .