In Paris, the shy bureaucrat Trelkovsky rents an old apartment without bathroom where the previous tenant, the Egyptologist Simone Choule, committed suicide. The unfriendly concierge (Shelley Winters) and the tough landlord Mr. Zy establish stringent rules of behavior and Trelkovsky feels ridden by his neighbors. Meanwhile he visits Simone in the hospital and befriends her girlfriend Stella. After the death of Simone, Trelkovsky feels obsessed for her and believes his landlord and neighbors are plotting a scheme to force him to also commit suicide. Written by
Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
No one does it to you like Roman Polanski.
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Did You Know?
American actress Kathryn Leigh Scott re-voiced Isabelle Adjani while appearing in the play Le Weekend at the Bristol Old Vic. See more
When Trelkovsky is unpacking as he moves into the apartment, a crew member is reflected in the small mirror adjacent to the kitchen sink. Two crew members are then reflected in the armoire's mirror as Trelkovsky opens it. See more
Why don't you take your tie off? You look like you're choking to death.
I found a tooth in my apartment. It was in a hole.
The film has no end credits; only the Paramount logo. See more
References Rosemary's Baby
Written and Performed by Philippe Sarde
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