Which one is the best according you you people? I am yet to see The Tenant but I love both Rosemary's Baby and Repulsion. Actually, I gave Repulsion a 9/10 and Rosemary's Baby a 8/10 which should mean that I like Repulsion better (which is a brilliant film) but I'm not really sure about that. Rosemary's Baby is too a brilliant movie, yet maybe a little too slow-paced.
How is The Tenant compared to the to "R":s?
Rosemary's Baby. It's in my top 5 of all time.
Repulsion and The Tenant are both 9/10.
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My fave is "Rosemary's Baby". I love the claustrophobic atmosphere and direction of "Repulsion", but I think that, all in all, I would have liked it more without Deneuve. Mia Farrow is an even worse actress than Catherine, but she's tolerable in "Rosemary's Baby", where the rest of the cast (especially Ruth Gordon)steals the show anyway.
Between "Repulsion" and "The Tenant" I would say it's a tie. Anyway, all three are brilliant. But "Chinatown" will always be my fave Polanski.
Mia Farrow is an even worse actress than Catherine
I have to disagree with most people here, in that I don't think much of Rosemary's Baby, and in fact I think it's by far the weakest Polanski film I've watched. Of th ones you mention I'd say Repulsion was the best, and overall the best Polanski film for me is probably Chinatown.
shareTHE TENANT, with ROSEMARY a close second. They both display a rich sense of humor totally lacking in REPULSION.
shareMy favorite Polanski films (in order) - Rosemary's Baby, Cul-de-Sac, Repulsion, and The Tenant.
shareRepulsion > Rosemary's Baby > The Tenant.
Repulsion & Rosemary's Baby are quite close for me, I go back and forth on my favorite. I didn't really enjoy The Tenant, so it's the definite third place.