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Roman Polanski
Trelkovsky
Isabelle Adjani
Stella
Melvyn Douglas
Monsieur Zy
Jo Van Fleet
Madame Dioz
Bernard Fresson
Scope
Shelley Winters
Concierge
Lila Kedrova
Madame Gaderian
Claude Dauphin
Husband at accident
Claude Piéplu
Neighbour
Rufus
Georges Badar
Romain Bouteille
Simon
Gérard Jugnot
Office Clerk
Josiane Balasko
Viviane, Office Worker
Michel Blanc
Scope's Neighbor
Jacques Monod
Cafe Owner
Patrice Alexsandre
Robert
Jean-Pierre Bagot
Policeman
Florence Blot
Madame Zy
Louba Guertchikoff
Wife at accident
Jacques Chevalier
Patron
Jacky Cohen
Stella's friend
David Gabison
Witness at accident
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
Bar waiter
Alain Frérot
Begger
Raoul Guylad
Priest
Éva Ionesco
Bettina, Madame Gaderian's daughter
Héléna Manson
Head Nurse
Maïté Nahyr
Lucille
André Penvern
Cafe waiter
Gérard Pereira
Drunk
Dominique Poulange
Simone Choule
Arlette Reinerg
Tramp
Jacques Rosny
Jean-Claude
Serge Spira
Philippe
Vanessa Vaylord
Martine
François Viaur
Police Sergeant
Albert Delpy
Neighbor (uncredited)
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alain Sarde
Peeping tom (uncredited)
Philippe Sarde
Man staring at Trelkovsky in the movie theatre (uncredited)
Marie-Christine Descouard
One of the women at the bar (uncredited)

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on Tue Nov 26 2024

This is probably my favourite Roman Polanski film, as he takes centre stage playing the timid "Trelkovsky". He is looking for an apartment to rent in Paris and despite the rather frosty reception from concierge (Shelley Winters), the inquisition from his landlord "Zy" (Melvyn Douglas) and the fact that it's got no bathroom he decides to live there. He knows from the start that the previous occupant tried to kill herself by jumping from the window, and that she is still clinging on in hospital, so he goes to visit her and encounters her pal "Stella" (Isabelle Adjani). She's a bit of a live wire ...