The Tenant @The Mayan

Attention! Be an attendant at “The Tenant” on the big screen downstairs at the Mayan. In this 1976 French psychological thriller flick, director Roman Polanski casts himself as the lead. Trelkovsky (Polanski) rents an apartment in a spooky old residential building, where his neighbors — mostly old recluses — eye him with suspicious contempt. Upon discovering that the apartment's previous tenant, a beautiful young woman, jumped from the window in a suicide attempt, Trelkovsky begins obsessing over the dead woman. Growing increasingly paranoid, Trelkovsky convinces himself that his neighbors plan to kill him. He even comes to the conclusion that Stella (Isabel Adjani), the woman he has fallen in love with, is in on the "plot." Ultimately, Polanski assumes the identity of the suicide victim — and inherits her self-destructive urges. Some critics found the movie tedious and overdone; others compared it to Polanski's early breakthrough, Repulsion. The film was based on Le Locataire Chimerique, a novel by Roland Topor.

You can park free next-door in the Walgreens parking lot for Mayan events. I don’t think there’s a need to purchase tickets ahead as the downstairs theater is large. Tickets are only $6 for Landmark members; they have a free membership and a $20 elevated membership, which comes with some extra perks**.** I will be in the lobby about 630 with a Denver Cinema Club sign for a meet and greet after securing a seat in the theater. After the film, we will again meet in the lobby and walk over to a local watering hole such as Historians, which has a rooftop bar**,** for camaraderie and discussion**!**