Roman Polanski The Tenant movie titles
LEO SANDOLI
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In some vintage movies like THE TENANT, the titles might be outdated and tediuous to watch for the new audiences, because they were originally created for the screening in movie theaters. However, due to the shift from cinemas to online streaming platforms such as Netflix, the function and style of movie titles has changed significantly. Like series intros, movie titles now are designed to get the viewer hooked and in the mood for the movie he/she is about to watch.
That’s why I felt the necessity to redesign the titles of THE TENANT, a 70s masterpiece due to it’s unsettling atmosphere and the masterful direction of Roman Polanski that has the quality of European independent cinema. The challenge was to come up with titles that would make the movie more appealing to the young audience without excessively distorting the mood of the original titles.